Discover which of these common old wives' tales are backed up by facts and which are little more than fiction.

We've all had some version of old wives' tales handed down from whoever raised us. 9NEWS Medical Expert Dr. Payal Kohli ...

Science and medicine expand knowledge, requiring the adjustment of slogans intended to teach or warn and advise or counsel.

Learn more. Ever wondered why the jillions of things we say and hear all the time are never called “old husbands’ tales” instead of the usual “old wives”? I don’t know either ...