We know now that eating bread crusts won't make your hair curly and cracking your knuckles doesn't cause arthritis — but not all 'old wives' tales' are nonsense.The phrase comes from the fact older women would pass down medical advice to younger generations long before textbooks. While many of them turned out to be bogus, we're now discovering that some are actually true. Perhaps one of the most surprising old wives' tales is that eating carrots can help you see in the dark — but it is at least partially backed by science.
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