This is an old (but by no means dead) horse I beat
occasionally: "Light kills (or at least inhibits) mold, so
leave the lights on."

According to Craig1708:
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> Greetings,
>
> I am looking to put together a list of bad old recipes and maintenance
> myths that are particularly difficult to kill.  In furniture conservation,
> we have the turpentine, linseed oil and beeswax mixture that the public
> seems to think is actually "feeding" their furniture. Some some reason, it
> is hard to convince them that grandma was wrong.
> What types of recipes do the other disciplines have to contend with???
> I am looking for everything and anything.
> If you can e-mail me directly, or post to the list. I hope to make this
> available to the public with sound reasoning as to why we do not want them
> used anymore.
> Thanks in advance, and if you know of a listing already put together, I
> would like that too.
>
> Craig Deller
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