TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agoAncient 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?message-squaremessage-square167fedilinkarrow-up1259arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1249arrow-down1message-squareAncient 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?TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square167fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-210 months agoLikewise, “break a fever”.
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoI thought a fever breaking was just parlance about a fever ending?
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoIt means trying to end a fever by bringing the temperature of the person down via whatever method.
Likewise, “break a fever”.
I thought a fever breaking was just parlance about a fever ending?
It means trying to end a fever by bringing the temperature of the person down via whatever method.