This (arguably unhelpful) phrase seems to be taught across schools all over the world. What are some other phrases like this that are common ?

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    3 months ago

    I think this phrase was made into a meme by an American children’s TV show called Bill Nye the Science Guy; it’s said during the intro sequence.

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        2 months ago

        Actually I think I’m wrong.

        Apparently the phrase dates from a biology paper published in 1957. I think I’ve been Mandela Effected; I have a memory of several voices coming in and saying science phrases, in between “Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!” but having just rewatched the intro sequence on Youtube this only happens once and the phrase it says is “Intertia is a property of matter.”