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People acquire different knowledge depending on their age. You start to realize that the sun still exists even when the night comes and you can’t see it, and that the moon is also always there, so it’s not surprising to sometimes see it during the day.

You learn these kinds of facts by experiencing them, reading about them or talking about them with someone else. But sometimes they just don’t come up and you end up not knowing what is obvious for everybody else. It is never too late to learn, but you can’t help but feel embarrassed when you’re the last one to find out something.

Reddit user PralineStriking wanted people to remember that embarrassment and asked what things they learnt at an age that seemed too late for them and the thread got over 18k answers. We collected some of the best ones and we would like to know if you found anything that you experienced as well. If not, share your own facts you learnt at a late age that you should have known about earlier in life in the comments!

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That narwhals are real. I thought they were cute mythological creatures, until I saw a brooch a friend had and asked if it was part of the companies mythological line. She asked me if I thought narwhals were myths, like unicorns. I laughed and said of course they are.

I was 35.

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Kitty Kat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're marketed as the unicorns of the sea, so I can see why people would think this.

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That I needed glasses. At age 21 my friends were hassling me about being dyslexic because I kept getting words mixed up (second year at Uni). Until then, I had just been reading by looking at the shape of words and guessing the words based on the context and wider story. I had been reading this way for years and survived Uni before finding out my prescription was +1.50. The optometrist said it was amazing I hadn’t noticed. When I put the glasses on, everything was in 4K Ultra. I can now see individual letters.

CasualPhilosopher25 , Nate Steiner Report

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DUN DUN (she/her)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"When I put the glasses on, everything was in 4K Ultra" We all who wear glasses felt that

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That the more work you get done at work, the more they will pile it on. I could have saved a lot of my mental health in my 20’s

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#4

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) “Paradigm” is pronounced “pear-uh-dime”. It is definitely NOT pronounced “pear-uh-dig-um”.

…I learned this at age 19. In college. While delivering an oral report.

I try not to think about.

ItsPaulKerseysCar , Helder da Rocha Report

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That Abuela and Abuelo were not my Cuban grandparents actual names

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) I thought everyone’s mouth got itchy when eating bananas. Almost 40 years old and find out I’m somewhat allergic to them.

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Foxxy (The Original)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's called oral allergy syndrome. It really sucks, at least it's only bananas for you. My list of fruit and veg that affects me gets longer every year.

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Fricsmom
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mine too! Very frustrating bc one day I can eat something and the next time I try it I get hives.

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Owen Eshelman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought I was allergic to salad. Turns out the “lettuce” was poison ivy. 😹

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Angelar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Forget the allergies. Is there a way to rationalize this cupcake sweater on sausage dog to a visiting alien?

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TheEndIsNigh
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ate kiwi 🥝 almost my whole life and didn't realize that my lips and tongue going slightly numb when I ate was an allergic reaction. I thought it happened to everyone, like it was a normal part of the kiwi eating experience. Lol

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Vonny
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me, too! Just last yr. got a bag of beautiful kiwis on sale, couldn't wait to eat some, only to have my mouth and tongue tingle, hurt and then go numb for a couple hours.

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buttonpusher
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes! Bananas had that affect on me when I was a kid. I thought it was normal.

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Vonny
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To anyone here who's had probs eating pineapple, it's an enzyme of some sort, usually. If you sprinkle salt on fresh pineapple, it neutralizes that enzyme so you can eat it without getting a sore mouth. I was taught this decades ago when I grew up surrounded by pineapple fields, and the workers who picked pineapples Always carried salt with them to use when they ate any pineapple in the fields. It really works, and doesn't change the flavor that much. I still sprinkle salt on fresh pineapple to this day.

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Jason ramirez
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wife experienced this her whole life. I suggested organic. Now she eats bananas every day. Turns out she may have just been allergic to poison....

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Amber Medina
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought this exact same thing about kiwis until 2 years ago. I was 35 when I found out I was, and am, in fact, allergic to kiwi.

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g90814
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Melon for me. Very mild irritation, so I still eat them. Actually getting less of a problem as I get older. Cantelope for the most part, sometimes watermelon.

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Rachel Walsh
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Same. But with kiwi and pineapple. It eats the inside of my mouth.

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Amberlee Vershaw
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh man thought I was the only one this happened to w bananas and it also does it with cantaloupe n peanuts.

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CA3
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me, too, except for the peanuts. Actually, it seems to be the same with all melons for me. I can eat them if I have to, but always try to avoid them. I'm sorry you have that reaction to peanuts. When it comes to peanuts, like Bubba Blue was with shrimp, I've never had one I didn't like.

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Pheolei
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It same thing for me except its with pecans and it was last Christmas ....34 years old

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the_casscass
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I thought the same about honeydew. I thought it was sharp feeling when swallowed for everyone. My husband said it was not, that it was just sweet. This was last year, I will be 32 in a few weeks.

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Kira Okah
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Going to have to ask as it's totally back and forth on responses and google doesn't help due to varieties - is Basil meant to be spicy? As in normal basil. It's spicy like chilli spicy when I eat it. Some people say yes, some say no you're allergic to it, I don't know.

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Caroline Sinclair
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The word allergy actually means "changed reaction". That's why, if your body tends to produce histamine in response to proteins that most people have no problem with, the list is likely to continue to get longer. And it's not a good idea to eat things which make your mouth tingle: next time you could be unlucky and have a full anaphylactic reaction.

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Raven DeathShade
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, that's why I completely stopped eating peanuts after the three day trial to see if I was actually allergic to it (got a slight reaction eating Snickers on Christmas, waited for that to go away and tried Reese's, waited for that reaction to go away and tried a spoonful of peanut butter straight from the jar. Same reactions all around).

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btaglln
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have that with some kind of hard cheese like old beaufort. But I don't care, I just have a tingly mouth and never consulted a doctor about that

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Vonny
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For me, fresh kiwi fruit, never had problems before, just happened a for the first time a few months ago. Weird!

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Craig Reynolds
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For me, it's eggplant but not always! It seems to depend on how ripe it is. If it's still greenish after peeling then it's anywhere from an itchy inconvenience, to a Benadryl. Because of that, I cannot eat it at a restaurant. Strawberry ice cream also makes my mouth itch but not strawberries themselves! How does that work? Take note: If certain foods have you constantly clearing your throat after eating them, that's a food allergy as well.

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Fieke Engelen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

aaahh! I think that would be just about the saddest thing to be allergic to. So sorry for you

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Kari Cline
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I get a burning sensation when I eat even mostly ripe bananas.

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GramDB
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love fresh fruits and veggies… that would be awful!

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Electra Smith
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm allergic to bananas, too! I also thought everyone felt that itchy, almost stinging feeling when they ate bananas until I was 13 years old. Fun fact: if i remember correctly, only 3 percent of people are allergic to bananas.

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Shabbir Yamani
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel the same with walnuts, but I eat them anyway, either the body has to give on haring walnuts or theres a non allergic version invented soon... BTwalnut maybe? Like BT cotton

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Donna Stapleton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

SAME! Not w bananas. W a loot of things. Itchy in grass, bandaids etc turn me red fir days. Now hospitals have me down to allergic to rubber. Not just latex.

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LittleLiz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok, but everyone feels mild to severe tingling from pineapple, though, right? (Please let it be normal. I love pineapples and I don't want a doctor to say I shouldn't have them)

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Vonny
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just a little heads-up about eating pineapple, there's an enzyme in it that often causes irritation to some people, when they eat it. I grew up surrounded by pineapple fields, and the workers would take salt-shakers in the field with them, to sprinkle salt on any fresh pineapple they happened to eat. It prevents the tingling in the mouth. It doesn't change the flavor much, and after 40+ yrs. I still sprinkle table-salt on fresh pineapple. Hope that helps!

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Quiltin Mammar
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't feel bad - it took me twice to figure out that the giant hives I got bead to toe after taking sulphur drugs was an allergic reaction and around 5 times to realise the severe vomiting after penicillin was an allergic reaction.

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Alana Voeks
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mint for me. And watermelon. And avocado and tomato, but I actually like those two.

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Taylor Carroll
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of the Tumblr post that said "I love when I eat citrus and my whole face starts sweating it's so cleansing | so my doctor said I am allergic to citrus" 😂😂

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Alicia Wolfe
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For me it was shell fish like shrimp and crab. If I handled them when peeling the shell of the shrimp or a crab, my hands would brake out. Yet I can eat them with no problem. My dad couldn't, he was allergic to them.

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Stepha Wilson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My husband is the same way, I know something had affected me but I don't really remember what it was and it was a long time ago

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Amanda Lawrence
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I learned this with mangos. I love mangos, and didnt care that it burned evey but of skin it touched, until somebody said it sounds like Im allergic

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Vonny
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was younger I grew up in a tropical place, learned about salting pineapple ( to prevent mouth sores ) and learned about mangoes, there's something about their skin that causes reactions to most peoples' mouths, and skin, if the inner part of the peel touches skin. So we were taught that mangoes have to be peeled carefully, peel off more than you think you need to, and the best place to eat a fresh mango is in the bathtub. lol Even the juice of mangoes running down your hands or face, can cause reactions.

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Abeja Rio
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had the same with certain cheeses, but it's something that they put in them, not the cheese itself, after I moved to another country, never had the same problem again

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Briana Landers
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol theres a similar story like this about someone having a stabbing sensation to cheese and wondering if thats why the flavor or whatever was called its sharpness!

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T. D. P. B.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I didn't tell people I experienced this feeling until I was in my mid 40s because I thought people would think I was lying or crazy

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Foxy 1270
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had the same thing happen to me. It happens with bananas, apples, any kind of melon, strawberries (although I still like to eat them), and a few other fruits

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Zainab Azim
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait what my mouth gets itchy after eating apples and i thought that everyone's does too

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Patricia Gifford
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was the same with chocolate. I thought a scratchy throat was part of the deal. I was in my 40's also.... Lol

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Dawn Boguske
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg my mouth also gets itchy when I eat bananas. I thought it was an acid thing 😳

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Dog Thievery 101
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my mouth and tongue feel stuffy and weird whenever i eat anything with walnuts. ...walnut brownies are still my favourite. if i die, i die happy.

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Raimei Ai
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm this way with cantaloupe. AND I LIVE CANTALOUPE!!! Sucks...

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Shyla Clay
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's probably the fur on this particular banana. Awfully cute, for a piece of fruit.

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Kathleen Crowley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm the same with brazil nuts ( and of course they were my favorites)

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Chamber Laine
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me 2 but add itchy skin & regurgitation to it. I can't even stand the smell.🍌🍌disgust me to no end.

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Indy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm allergic to all fruits, even avocados. It sucks cause who doesn't love watermelon in the summer, quacamole or apple pie.

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Jimmy Lewis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never heard of this. That would be terrible for me. I love Bananas.

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This Guy
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've heard many stories about people thinking these things happen to everyone, but it turns out they were allergic.

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Nikhita Clement
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Turns out lemonade isn't supposed to make your mouth feel like you drunk battery acid

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David Brown
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It took me until I was in my 30's to realize that I'm allergic to McDonald's folded eggs with no reason as to why. Also being allergic to uncooked or undercooked onions. Eating either one will send my stomach into a downward spiral that would frighten mortal men.

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Holy f*****g s**t your a dumbass for sure . Wow you really thought there was a food that made people's mouths itchy. . Do you know what common sense is or have you not discovered yet ..

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#7

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) The Lion King is basically Hamlet. That was Monday. I'm 41.

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) The the longest time I always heard of sports teams “Drafting” people. And I am tall, so as a kid I was constantly afraid I’d get drafted for the state basketball team just out of the blue, I thought it worked like a military draft.

I learned this wasn’t the case when I was like 10-12.

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#9

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That if you wear a white bra, you can see it through a l white shirt, but if you wear a nude colored bra, you can’t. I was 40 when a coworker shared this with me.

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Valerie G.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The same thing holds for wearing white panties under white slacks. You need to wear nude coloured ones under those.

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#10

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That sodas were called soft drinks because they had no alcohol lol

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#11

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That you can flush used toilet paper. Parents taught us as kids to throw away the paper in the trash can for fear of backing up the toilet. Wasn’t until college that I realized my parents were accustomed to that method because they had s***ty plumbing where they grew up in Central America

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) Wasn't until I was 21 when I drank Lactose Free milk and DIDN'T go sit on a toilet for an hour that I realized I am lactose intolerant. I thought it was normal to s**t constantly after drinking milk.

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Jo Choto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In 21 years, you never met anybody who didn't rush to the toilet after dairy products?

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#13

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) It’s “for all intents and purposes” not “for all intensive purposes”

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#14

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That our next door neighbors were lesbians and not just “good friends”. Lovely people. Didn’t figure it out until I was in college

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Jo Choto
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hopefully nobody told you they were good friends to avoid talking about same-sex couples with you.

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#15

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) Ponies are NOT baby horses

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#16

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) Womens pads stick to their underwear and not themselves like a band-aid.

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#17

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) I learned how to ride a bike at the ripe age of 24

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's okay...we all learn something new everyday, it's not mandatory for you to learn this when you're a kid.

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) Baby carrots are just shaved down big carrots. I was devastated a few years ago.

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#19

At roughly 37, I learned pineapples grew from the ground. Not from a tree.

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#20

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) Corned beef wasn’t made by cattle that were strictly fed corn. My mom couldn’t stop laughing.

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Scagsy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it just me or is corned beef a lot less affordable these days than it used to be? It seems very expensive for what it is.

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#21

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That sea horses are not roughly the size of penguins. In fact, they are incredibly tiny. Stupid Saturday morning cartoons!

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Foxxy (The Original)
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg, you should see the pygmy seahorse, it is super duper teeny tiny, it's just so damn cute.

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#22

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That puffer fish don't use air to inflate.

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Jo Johannsen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was today years old.... Actually, it's obvious (cause where would they get the air), but who stops to think about it? At least I didn't.

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That puffins are in fact NOT extinct. I had a 3rd grade teacher misinform me. I found the truth as a teenager in an embarrassing group setting where I was quite confidently wrong.

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DUN DUN (she/her)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For a moment I was like "Where are the legs of that bird in the picture!?" Then I put my glasses on :)

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#24

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) Washington state and Washington DC are two different places.

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DrBronxx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think that's a fair enough misunderstanding to have, especially if you're not from the US.

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#25

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That cows are female and bulls are male. I thought they are two different species

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Eat Dirt Crow
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Technically, a cow is a female that has given birth. Before birth they're called heifers.

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#26

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) At 42 years-old, I realized there is no donkey in Donkey Kong.

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#27

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That Flo Rida spells Florida. Also will I am was William. Realized this last year. I’ll be 42 in a month lol

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#28

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) I was 20 years old when I learned that salt lamps are indeed made of salt.

I always thought that it was plastic carved into a rock-like shape

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Jo Johannsen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of a recent post about putting the salt lamp in the dishwasher to clean it...

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#29

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That roadrunners are not the size of an emu.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We all know Looney Tunes are to blame for this one. They also don't go "Beep! Beep!" aren't colorful and a coyote could easily outrun and catch one without needing an Acme rocket.

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) I was almost 30 when I realized that travelling uphill does not always mean you're travelling north. And similarly rivers can run north because they aren't going "uphill".

I'm not normally that stupid.

Dianacolada , Jeff Report

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Nathaniel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

However long it takes you to travel to a location down south, it will take twice as long on the return journey because you are travelling uphill.

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That when i deposit cash in the bank, there isn’t a specific money locker just for me.

Financial-Corgi1067 , Steven Depolo Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was kid I thought all my money went into "my' drawer at the bank, so I made sure to write my name on all my dollar bills!

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#32

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That menstrual fluid isn’t blue. The tampon and pad commercials had me fooled.

Unoriginal920 , ▓▒░ TORLEY ░▒▓ Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We started getting ads where the fluid they use was red. Apparently they got a lot of complaints saying its disgusting and not suitable for TV. F**k that noise, we need to stop periods being a taboo subject and something we need to hide.

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#33

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) I thought women get pregnant at a random moment in their life until my friend told me you have to have intercourse in 7th grade.

Ero-2005 , Britt-knee Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have to have intercourse in the 7th grade? That cannot be right....

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) I thought the D is Disney was just some random symbol, kinda like a backwards G. It took me until like 7th grade to realize it and even as an adult I still can’t unsee the backwards G.

Death-By-Lasagna , Mike Mozart Report

#35

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) "TP" stood for Toilet Paper. I thought to "TP someone's house" you just put toilet paper over it to look like a teepee.

crusoestudio , Justin Baeder Report

#36

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) I was 16 when I found out you're meant to spit toothpaste out after brushing your teeth, I had always just swallowed it and thought that's just what you do... Idk how tf I don't have flouride poisoning

Charlie483 , Kenneth Lu Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, you wont have fluoride poisoning. Safety assessments of toothpaste assume 100% consumption.

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) I thought an armadillo was a reptile rather than a mammal

failurebeatssuccess , David Shane Report

#38

“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) Those containers Chinese food come in unfold into plates.

Brother_Farside , Brad.K Report

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not everywhere. Chinese food containers in Austria do not do that.

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Up until 15 I believed If I swallow a seed and then drinks water a tree is going to grow inside me.

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“What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?” (40 New Answers) That the game show Wheel of Fortune is named after the tarot card

CurvyNB , morebyless Report

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sofacushionfort
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They did a pilot for “Wheel of Suffering and Desire,” but it didn’t test well with non-Buddhist audiences.

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