What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

Health & Safety has not gone mad. What’s often happened is that something went wrong once and someone somewhere successfully sued over it, creating legal precedent.
Reposted from Amber R Cederström
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

Everybody has (believes, does, speaks) folklore. EVERYONE. Rocket scientists, the post office worker, your kids, you. EVERYONE.

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