Why Did People Think the Moon was Made of Cheese?
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In f, nobody really ever thought the Moon was made of green cheese… Well, there are nutters out there, so its possible that there was at least one person who thought the Moon was made of cheese, and kids used to sometimes believe the Moon was made of cheese thanks to various fables, but kids will believe anything. For instance, in 1902 it was found that the most common theory as to what the Moon was made of according to children in the United States was that it was made of cheese. But these children werent exly setting the bar high as other popular responses from them were things like “yellow paper, dead people, and rags.”\r
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In f, nobody really ever thought the Moon was made of green cheese… Well, there are nutters out there, so its possible that there was at least one person who thought the Moon was made of cheese, and kids used to sometimes believe the Moon was made of cheese thanks to various fables, but kids will believe anything. For instance, in 1902 it was found that the most common theory as to what the Moon was made of according to children in the United States was that it was made of cheese. But these children werent exly setting the bar high as other popular responses from them were things like “yellow paper, dead people, and rags.”\r
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