28 Very Smart People Who Believe Very Dumb Things

There are few things more prestigious than a Nobel Prize. And while many great minds have been honored with this distinction, there are some who feel that the Nobel committee has gotten it wrong on more than a few occasions. After all, people who should know better than to believe in stupid things definitely have been known to still fall for them. Along those lines, here are some examples of otherwise smart people believing in dumb things…
Tom Cruise

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SPAM

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Pythagoras

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Electricity

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Source: 14 Smart People Who Said And Did Utterly Dumb Things

Source: 14 Smart People Who Said And Did Utterly Dumb Things

Source: 14 Smart People Who Said And Did Utterly Dumb Things

Source: 14 Smart People Who Said And Did Utterly Dumb Things

Source: 14 Smart People Who Said And Did Utterly Dumb Things

Source: 14 Smart People Who Said And Did Utterly Dumb Things

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Jeopardy!

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Linus Pauling

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Source: 17 Geniuses Who Are Surprisingly Stupid (In One, Glaring Way)

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Source: 14 Smart People Who Said And Did Utterly Dumb Things

Source: 17 Geniuses Who Are Surprisingly Stupid (In One, Glaring Way)

Source: 17 Geniuses Who Are Surprisingly Stupid (In One, Glaring Way)

Source: 17 Geniuses Who Are Surprisingly Stupid (In One, Glaring Way)

Source: 17 Geniuses Who Are Surprisingly Stupid (In One, Glaring Way)

Source: 17 Geniuses Who Are Surprisingly Stupid (In One, Glaring Way)

Source: 17 Geniuses Who Are Surprisingly Stupid (In One, Glaring Way)

Source: 17 Geniuses Who Are Surprisingly Stupid (In One, Glaring Way)