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Ancient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?

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Ancient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?

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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 年前

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It means trying to end a fever by bringing the temperature of the person down via whatever method.
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  Fevers do break on their own. One second you feel miserable, the next you feel better.
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    The saying is to break it earlier.

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