The Moon is made of green cheese  

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"The Moon is made of green cheese", referring to a fanciful belief that the Moon is composed of cheese, or as in its original formulation, the perception of a simpleton who sees a reflection of the Moon in water and mistakes it for a round cheese, is a proverb and metaphor for credulity with its roots in fable, and that has also found its way into children's folklore and into popular culture.

It is a popular misconception that this was once a serious belief.

It should be noted that the phrase "green cheese" in this proverb simply refers to a young cheese (indeed, sometimes "cream cheese" is used), though modern people may interpret the color reference literally.



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