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Article created by: Indrė Lukošiūtė
Have you ever called someone Captain Obvious or have been referred to as that yourself? If you have, it’s because some things are painfully obvious. Though, not for everyone.
For some people, it takes time to learn something that is considered common knowledge for others. In some cases, it might even take years. That was the case with at least a few people on today’s list, who admitted being oblivious to certain information after one netizen started a discussion on the topic. Their “confessions” covered everything from staring at the sun to buying individual bananas, and figuring out what peppers are exactly, among other things. So if you’re curious to see what else their comments entailed, scroll down to find them on the list below.
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#1
That the reason old people move so slowly is that they are in pain.
Source: Am now old person.
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#3
I had to explain to my mother, sister and boyfriend that cobwebs are leftover spider webs that collected dust, not just dust magically stringing together
Edit: guys they have to be abandoned to collect dust there aren't spiders in them anymore it's ok.
#4
White, green, and black tea can be from the same plant; just picked at different times.
EDIT: Yes, it's also a drying/oxidizing process as well.
#6
That absolutely everyone is going through some hardship of some sort. Some are just more skilled at hiding or compartmentalizing it, and we all have our own way of dealing with it or trying to escape it.
I’ve realized that I don’t actually like the taste of alcohol. I started drinking because I thought it was the thing to do when you grow up and become an adult. Almost a year without a drop now, I don’t miss it one bit.
#9
The Romantic languages aren't called that because oh pretty, they're called that because they descend from Latin, which was spoken in Rome… they're Roman-tic languages.
#10
I had no idea that peanuts grow underground until the other day when I saw a video on reddit. I think I always assumed they grew on like, I dunno, a peanut tree? Peanut bush? I was flabbergasted.
#12
I was 50 when I figured out (52 now, btw.) that the little piggy that "went to market"...wasn't going shopping.
Edit: I talked to my wife about the poem and she pointed out:
This little piggy went to market - off to be slaughtered.
This little piggy stayed home - The mother pig
This little piggy had roast beef - Being fattened for the market
This little piggy had none - fat enough, being sold tomorrow
This little piggy cried wee wee wee all the way home - actually, apparently, the source of this is French, and the piggy is crying "oui, oui, oui!" all the way home because it escaped from the slaughterhouse. It's crying "Yes, yes, yes!" all the way home.
#13
I thought when people said you *can’t* stare at the sun it was because it was a really hard thing to do, like a skill- rather than the truth which is it damages your eyes horribly.
So I’d boast at how I could stare for up to 3mins before I had to look away...
Glad I didn’t take “you can’t breathe underwater” literally too.
#14
When I was in 9th grade, I found out that narwhals are REAL. Always just assumed they were mythical. C'mon, dolphin-like creatures with a unicorn horn?
#15
As an introvert, it's recently come to my attention that some people actually like talking. What I mean to say is, I've started talking to people more because I thought everyone was like me and didn't want to be bothered with conversation much, but it's amazing to think that that's something that's unique to me, some people can talk and enjoy it.
That's not to say I don't like talking, I just get super exhausted talking for too long, but it's just mind boggling to me that people actually want to talk and seek it out and can do it all the time. I need a bit to recover from a conversation.
I'm almost 30, and am just discovering this, apparently I'm slow.
#16
That the christmas song that goes "I saw mommy kissing santa claus" is not actually about infidelity. The father was santa claus the whole time!
#20
Condensation is water from the atmosphere turning liquid on the outside of a glass due to how cold the glass is. It’s NOT because water from inside the glass magically phases through the glass outside. I regret that it took be 17 years to find this out, even though I passed AP chemistry and AICE biology...
#21
I thought the semicolon tattoo was for people who had Crohn's disease or colon cancer or something and had lost part of their colon.
#22
I was told a couple weeks ago that hay was just dried grass, I thought it was its own thing that grew and I just never saw it.
#23
The bald spot on the back of my head. I mean, I knew it was there for a few years, but last month we moved into a new house and the upstairs bathroom has a large wall mirror across from the vanity mirror. So now every morning while I brush my teeth all I can do is stare at my bald spot. All this time I've been walking around like this unaware of just how large and obvious it was.
#24
That honey is mostly sugar..
Toddlo:
I sold honey door to door as a kid. Once a guy came to the door and I gave him my sales pitch, he stated that he couldn’t have sugar because he was diabetic. I assured him that the honey was pure and sugar free. He bought two tubs.
#25
I had an Aunt Grace. I thought the song Amazing Grace was about a woman named Grace for my entire childhood, at least, and only yesterday sat down and consciously realized it wasn't. I'm in my sixties.
#26
I said "thingers" instead of "fingers" for an embarrassingly long time of my life. It always went in my brain that you use thingers to pick up things with.
#27
It's called a K-9 unit because *Canines*!
I thought it was just a random letter-number designation, because you know, everything needs a name.
#28
That chores while still being a chore can in fact feel good once they are completed and not just a burden. Now I do chores and it relaxes me a bit kind of takes me put of my own head. If I'm angry...find a chore to do. If I'm bored...find a chore to do. It makes everything seem less chaotic at times.
#29
I always thought John Doe was a very popular person, until I realised it's a placeholder name.
#30
My roommate and I googled “what is pepper?” the other day because we realized we had no clue if black pepper was a plant or a mineral...
Edit: it’s a plant.... I’ve just never seen a peppercorn tree.
Edit 2: I get it, it’s not a mineral.
#31
I didn't know babies only drink milk for the first six months and that water can be toxic for them. Learned that in r/JUSTNOMIL.
#32
Horses scratch themselves behind their ears just like a dog does, i.e. with their hind legs.
#34
That the Autobahn is the entire highway system in Germany, not just a single road that you can drive really fast on.
#35
That squidward and squilliam from Spongebob are just the names Edward and William but with "squi" in the beginning.
#36
It took me until I was like 10 years old to understand that you are supposed to close your eyes when trying to fall asleep. Until that point I just laid in bed staring at the ceiling wondering why I’m still awake.
#41
Funny I was about 31 when my girlfriend of all people pointed out that gas tank direction sign to me, she felt so proud of herself that day and didn't let me live it down.
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