What is ‘obvious’ to you and me might not be clear to someone else. And vice versa! Common sense isn’t all that common. Not to mention that all of us, no matter our education, have gaps in our knowledge that we’re not aware of. It takes quite a bit of guts and tons of humility to admit that.
Members of the r/AskReddit online community recently opened up about the ‘really obvious’ things they only just realized. Scroll down for a good laugh, as well as a reminder that we’re not so different when it comes to our info blindspots, after all.
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I learned where "Pulling out all the stops" came from a couple of years ago (watching a documentary on Interstellar's music).
It's from playing organs...air is blown thru the organ's pipes to play notes - and you have "stops" in there if you don't want a particular pipe to play. So when you pull out all the stops, you get all the pipes playing...
I was at least 50 when I learned that the little piggy who went to market wasn’t shopping.
My mom was doing her best.
Most of them are. Most of them deserve the Victoria Cross/Medal of Honour/whatever.
Most of us want to be accepted and respected by our family and friends, as well as coworkers and strangers alike. Like it or not, social connections and reputation matter to lots of people. Naturally, this means that some folks want to present themselves in the best possible light. That means showing off their best qualities while subtly hiding the worst ones.
For many people, losing their social standing and being publicly humiliated is one of the most horrible things that can happen to them. That’s why they obsess so much about projecting power and authority and avoid behaviors that can make them look weak… like admitting that they don’t know something about a subject many others do.
My sister learned recently that when you're at the grocery store and opening the egg carton that you're checking for cracked eggs and not just making sure that they are in fact eggs in the carton.
I am 19 and I have had ADHD and a sleeping disorder my whole life. I decided to go to the doctor and figure out wtf was wrong with me after I turned 18. Turned out I wasn’t stupid just undiagnosed going without meds. So now just about every adult looks at me like a lazy bum that fell asleep in every class and couldn’t pay attention or understand assignments. When I got on meds (senior year) I was #16 of my class in the top 20%.
The problem with wanting to be seen as ‘perfect’ at all times is that it’s utterly unsustainable. Nobody’s perfect. We all make mistakes. We all have a lot to learn about the world, even if we have a few fancy degrees under our belts.
However, how we react to our mistakes and ignorance says a lot about who we are, how we approach learning, and whether we have a growth-oriented mindset. Admitting that we’ve been wrong about something and owning up to our knowledge gaps can be embarrassing. If you deny that you’ve been wrong, you’ll only push people away from you. On the other hand, when you embrace your embarrassment and admit to having been wrong, you paradoxically draw people in. Your humility makes you seem more human.
How the American bail system works.
I thought it was a sum of money you paid to avoid jail. I was surprised when I realized you get the money BACK if you show up for your trial.
I was like 25 when I found out the jugs of washer fluid outside the gas station aren’t free. I was walking out of the gas station with a buddy one day, grabbed a jug of washer fluid, and he asked me “did you just steal that?” And I was like “No, dude, it’s free”. It’s not, I stole washer fluid for nearly ten years of driving and no one ever said anything to me about it.
In high school science class we were watching a video and it was then that I realized Reindeer are, in fact, real creatures and not just mythical beings for the purpose of pulling Santa’s sled.
Even though there’s absolutely no way to learn everything there is to know about the world, we can do our best to fill in our knowledge gaps as we become aware of them.
For instance, if you suddenly realize that you thought that reindeer were mythical creatures, you could do some research about the animal. Read up on them online. Go to your local library for some more resources. Visit a wildlife sanctuary and see them with your own two eyes.
When I was a kid I thought it was ultra violent light instead of ultraviolet light. As in, that sun can really f**k up your skin if you don’t wear sunscreen. Bahahaha! So violent.
So, in a sense, it can actually be ultra-violent. Wear sunscreen, people.
That the drummer for Nirvana really was Dave Grohl, and not just a guy that looks really similar.
Water towers are for water pressure, not just a town putting its name on a tank and saying "Hey look how much dang water WE have."
Similarly, if you suddenly realize that you’ve been oblivious about saving and investing, there’s no time like the present to brush up on your knowledge and start your journey toward financial independence. Of course, you’re bound to have some regrets about not knowing something earlier. However, the best time to correct your mistakes is the present. And if you’re cringing about the person you were in the past, it only means that you’ve grown!
For some more ‘obvious’ knowledge gaps that folks only realized they had later in life, take a peek at Bored Panda’s earlier post.
I feel so dumb for this but I just learned that ‘Rainbow Baby’ is a mother’s next baby after having a miscarriage. I just assumed it was a term of endearment for a queer baby. I know. I know. 🤦🏽♀️
Today I learned I am a rainbow baby. Never heard of it. But I am also gay, so yeah...
I think I've been confused with this term because there is also the term "rainbow bridge" where pets usually go after they die. So, basically, a rainbow baby is not a term for the baby lost in a miscarriage but for the one after who survived. Lovely term in all seriousness.
I always thought it was the one that was lost. Because a rainbow never really ends, so I figured it was like the baby was waiting on the otherside for me after I die, I get see them at the end of the rainbow. But I actually really like this better as well. My son is then a rainbow baby! Though I just realized how often I have used it wrong haha
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Rainbows existed long before they came to represent the LGBTQ community.
A 'queer baby' generally refers to someone who has just worked out they are queer. They are just in their infancy of understanding that aspect of themselves.
And speaking from personal experience, you might be actually pretty old when that happens
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I thought Rainbow Baby was the name for a baby born to same-sex parents
I never knew this. Apparently I, too, have a rainbow baby, who also happens to be gay.
Today I learned that my sister and I are both rainbow babies. I'd never heard the term before. Our mom had two miscarriages and a stillborn. I'm mentioning this because it was not a secret in our home. Our mothers attitude was "It's part of life. It happens." When I had mine, it wasn't as bad for me as for the women that had no idea it was common.
So I had a rainbow daughter (who is now 38 ) and I didn't know that until today lol
I enjoyed three living children from 7 pregnancies. All of mine are rainbow babies! Now full grown.
Also double rainbow, little sad actually. I never think of my sibling
I thought rainbow baby was the name for the stillborn child to suggest that they had moved on over the rainbow without taking a breath.
I always think this is a terrible term for the child, it places a burden and situation on them that they played no part in 😔
Generally parents don't go around telling their child they are in fact a rainbow baby, especially for life nor do they place loads of pressure. It's just a cute way of saying they are a rainbow (the joy/something beautiful) after the storm (the loss)
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I'm not quite sure what exactly a "queer baby" is but it sounds super cute 😁😁
Rainbow babies are the babies who have died and "Gone over the Rainbow"
Rainbow babies are the babies that come after a miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss of another baby.
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If only it was just that sweet a sentiment (mum of 3 rainbows and one lgbtq so maybe a double rainbow child? )
Never heard about this term too.. And actually my mom has a miscarriage before me born..
How would you even know if a baby is queer? By the time they can comprehend that they'd be at least like four, not a baby anymore.
Ouch, queer ? Really, in 2024. We really prefer gay. Got it ? Thank you
I was a rainbow baby - but I was the wrong sex. Life was difficult.
I really hate that term. It's just a baby, it's not the messiah and it's not a consolation prize.
To a person who wants to be a parent and has lost a child in miscarriage, saying the phrase "it's just a baby" is utterly cold and heartless. No one is thinking their kid is a messiah, the term rainbow baby is used to denote new hope after a time of grief and loss.
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There isn't. Did you get lost on what was happening
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I can only hope you are joking. Queer families are welcome to use the term for their own meaning, but rainbows have been a symbol for connection to deceased loved ones for quite a long time (rainbow pets referring to lost pets, rainbow babies or children referring to deceased children or a baby following the loss of a child etc)
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Not me, but my 21yo cousin just realized he is mildly allergic to peanut butter, and has been his whole life.
Up until now, he had assumed EVERYONE'S throat closed up a little while eating a pb&j sandwich, but they just fought through it.
Oh my word, that's scary. I have a mild peanut allergy (never had anaphylaxis so I wouldn't call it severe) but just the sensation of itching, closing throat and nausea is enough to put me off even *smelling* them. If someone eats peanuts anywhere near me, I have to leave. Highly inconvenient on planes (!) and really pisses me off in the cinema!
That the best time to start saving for my future really was all those years ago.
Learned I was allergic to latex from talking to my friend. She told me that since I’m allergic to some citrus I may be allergic to latex and asked me if condoms bothered me. I responded and said yes but they bother everyone who uses them.
That’s how I learned that burning and itching and a road rash are not normal after coitus with a condom. 🙃 (I’m 26).
I recently realized that “Howdy” is short for “How do you do?”
I actually just googled it, and it’s technically short for “How do ye?” However, my realization still makes sense.
In the UK we say “alright?” Which is short for “good day to you, upstanding fellow citizen, how do you fare on this fine day?”
I was 39 when I realised the pointy bit on a the lid of a tube of something, for example tomato puree.. Was for braking the foil seal. For years I used a fork to break the seal until I watched someone remove the lid , turn it around and place it over the seal. Mind blown.
I just found out yesterday that I have aphantasia, meaning I can't visualize images in my mind. When I think about an object I just know that I'm thinking about it, but I don't see anything when I close my eyes.
My car key remote isn’t broken, the battery died after nearly 10 years.
This past weekend, that the girl that invited me to an after party at her place and then asked for me to crash in her bed was not simply just being nice, I am f*****g stupid.
(*sigh*) been there, done that, got the regrets to prove it. (And, i wouldn't put it past me to be that dumb again.)
I can't eat any type of nut. It messes with my stomach lining. I genuinely thought nuts just made everyone sick after eating them. Like salsa. Edit: I've discovered something about salsa today.
That sign you see near schools with the two people crossing holding books? I was stuck in traffic a few weeks ago and suddenly realized it wasn't two women with purses.
That cows have to get pregnant before they can make milk.
The fact so many people are so out of touch with nature and food is what makes me think we are all going to hell in a handcart. We are part of the ecosystem. We are mammals. When do we make milk? For feeding our babies! So it's the same with all mammals. If we poison the ecosystem, we poison ourselves.
I'm Norwegian, and was at least thirty before I realized that the tomatoes crossing the road schoolyard joke (two tomatoes cross the road, one gets run over, the other says "Come on, catch up") has, in what I assume is the original English, a punchline. Well, for a schoolyard joke, anyway.
Norwegian kids tell the same joke, but there's no catch up/ketchup pun in Norwegian, so they just tell a joke where the squashed tomato is now ketchup. At some point a kid who knew enough English to have heard the joke but not enough for the pun told it to younger kids, who assumed it was funny because an older kid was telling it, and it has been repeated between children for generations.
A pickle is a cucumber that's been pickled.
The word "bed" actually looks like a bed.
Handy for remembering which way b and d face. Whose idea was it to have two letters that are identical mirror images of each other? And why does small d face the opposite way as capital D?
I grew up in Poland. When a person was arrested on a crime that was publicized, the media will only list their first name and the first initial of last name, to protect their identity before conviction, e.g. Peter G. My friend thought that all criminals had one letter last names and he was surprised the police wouldn’t just go all Minority Report on them and arrest all people with one letter last names.
Heard this on a podcast yesterday, Fes from that 70s show, FES= foreign exchange student.
It’s called a “funny bone” bc it’s a humerus.
Name is related but it's actually a nerve you're hitting, not bone.
That the phrase mint condition means like new because it's the condition coins leave the mint in.
I am not responsible for other people's lives. Feels a little better accepting that I don't have to stress too much over supporting my family. I shouldn't feel too overwhelmed to the point of having suicidal ideations just from the stress alone. Edit : No, I don't have kids. I'm single, been supporting my family (parents, siblings) for 10 years.
I hope I can learn how to not feel responsible for other people's lives, it's cost me so much emotionally and really damaged my mental state. for the past two years I've had so many thoughts of ending things because someone I tried to support all the time (family member) started berating me constantly but out of fear of them doing something I stuck by them. it hurts more than people think
I only realized recently, at 40 years old, that a "fortnight" is called that because it's like "fourteen nights"...
I think because I always remembered it as two weeks, and not 14 days.
Thank you for the explanation… I never knew that until now - age 53
That sometimes things are just the way they are, you can't change the situation you're in, only your actions and your emotions and how you react to them.
I guess I realized that certain situations sometimes feel unfair or are not favourable to your needs and you have to find happiness in the best way you can and live your life. Sometimes you gotta make sacrificies because that's the only option.
I know "felix" is the Latin word for "happy," but only recently did I discover the name Felix is also known to mean "lucky."
Now I'm getting the irony of naming a *black cat* "Felix the Cat."
(For those who don't know, Felix is an old cartoon, and there's a superstition that a black cat crossing your path is very *un*lucky.)
Black cats are actually considered good luck in the UK and many other cultures too.
Colonoscopies aren’t just for looking for cancer and other issues. It’s preventative for cancer because they remove the polyps where it starts. I’m pretty up on medical stuff, didn’t know that.
*might* start. It might not. Anyway, always better to remove those.
I'm 50 ish. For the last couple years I kept feeling that I'm getting close to retirement and I'm only going to have a few years to do what I want... Then I realized I could only be halfway there! What if I live till I'm 90? That's 40 more years! I have time to do absolutely anything I want to! It was just this crazy sort of epiphany that went you're looking at this all wrong! Life isn't over at 60 or 65, you still have a lot of time!
Except I'm not sure I will ever be able to retire, and I think the same will go for many my age. At the same time, AI will take over lots of jobs and, where the industrial revolution replaced hard manual work with machines, this revolution will put people out of work who enjoy using their brains, leaving us all poorer and stupider.
I didn't know there are two little bumps on the F and J keys so your hands know where to center while typing. I only learned this when my kids wanted to try typing and it's the first lesson!
And years of gaming make me ignore proper placement when I'm typing so my left hand can cover WASD.
My wife and I are both in our 50's. She told me recently that she just realized the song Black Velvet, by Allanah Myles, is about Elvis.
I used to think that clapper thing in movies was to get the actors' attention. Not for editing.
They're for sound synchronization. The loud clap with the visual effect makes editing easier back in the day when sound and video were captured through separate machines and had to be recombined later.
The "Mad" in "Mad Men" meant "Madison Avenue."
I think that is explained in the first 5 minutes of the first episode.
Last year I realized that when you sign your "initials" they are called that because they are the first letters, i.e. the initial letters, of your name.
That Loch - as in Loch Ness - is the Gaelic word for lake.
I should have been twisting the bottom of my deodorant to push the plastic cover out instead of using my teeth.
Just so you know, you can also open canned food, not chew through
When I was 15 I realized rice isn’t pasta chopped in small pieces.
I had lived for far too long when I learned that cars have an arrow beside the gas gauge to tell you which side the filler cap is on.
In my 30s I finally realized the Bon Jovi lyrics “on a steel horse I ride” was a motorcycle. 🤦🏼♀️
I was 50. FIFTY F*****G YEARS OLD, when I learned that bats are not, in fact, blind. Evidently, I'm an idiot.
So, if being oblivious to something so basic for literally half a century counts: yeah, that.
People do say "blind as a bat" though, so I think you can be forgiven on that one!
It took me way too long to realize that you could just not answer a question. I always felt the need to either tell what I know or lie. As I got older lies felt tedious so if you asked me you would probably get (my version of) the truth. Sometimes this would lead to ugly truths being told. After watching politicians and actually paying attention to what they say I realized you never HAVE to answer the question that was asked of you. Listen to any reporter interview any politician. The reporter will ask a question, then the politician will just start talking about whatever they want to talk about. If they're nice they will start with the question and lean into what they want to say. This isn't a polite thing to do though so I wouldn't recommend doing it to anyone you care about.
I don't know, or I don't want to answer, or the question makes me feel uncomfortable are correct answers.
There is a local plumbing company call “Abacus” with a tag line “you can count on us”. After 20 years I realized their logo was an abacus.
When putting flannel sheets on a bed, Put the top sheet on facing down. It doesn't look as nice but it is cozy as f**k. Plus, the other blankets cover it up anyway. Don't know if I'm the first guy to this party or the last, but I love that I figured it out.
I was taught to put the top sheet on upside down so it looked nice when folded over the blanket. My mother didn't use comforters, just bedspreads.
That an "Amber Alert" was named after a child and not the colour of amber. (I thought it was like a code red or code blue type of thing)
That the sound of a snap is your finger hitting your hand, not rubbing off your thumb.
In the song “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper, the line “We’ve got no class, and we’ve got no principals (principles)” is a play on words. Both of those phrases mean we’re uncivilized and lack values and discipline that we would’ve learned going to school.
I didn’t pick up on that when I was 6, and I never thought about the lyrics on a deeper level because it was always one of those songs that was just on in the background for me. Only noticed it last year, and I’m 31.
I was in my late thirties when it occurred to me that "for attention" is a perfectly valid motivation for people to do things. Which led to the realization that attention is a form of social currency. At that point I wished somebody had explained this truly basic thing to me when I was young and single.
I remember an advert for children's services that said "he needs a good listening to"
TMZ's name came from The Thirty Mile Zone. it's a thirty-mile radius from the center of Los Angeles. Outside of this particular zone, producers must pay transportation costs to cast and crew.
To fill the ice tray, you use DRINKABLE water. I don´t know why I never made that connection. My family has been drinking tap water ice cubes for 15 years (for clarification, this is in México city where you should not drink the tap water).
Swedish Meatballs - always thought they were Sweet-ish Meatballs. Could never figure out the Ikea connection...
Don’t judge me. About a year ago I realized “salmon colored” means the inside of the salmon. I was always so confused because salmon are not pink on the outside.
I had the reverse experience. Farrow & Ball (posh paint company)have a colour called Dead Salmon. It's grey. It was ages before I realised why it wasn't orangey pink.
Frigidaire the refrigerator company?
"Frigid air!" Blew my mind.
Frigidaire is an actual French word, meaning... refrigerator... althoug more common are 'réfrigérateur' or 'frigo'
I used to always think “Est.” Next to years on buildings and other things meant “estimated” and not “established” lol
I thought this as well. Until about 5 years ago... I realized it'd make more sense if it meant "established". I'm Danish so English is only my 2nd language... but I like to think a lot about certain words. A bit like when a song is stuck in your head... I have it with single words as well. :)
In the song ‘I saw mommy kissing Santa Clause’ it’s the husband dressed up as Santa and kissing his wife. Mommy is not having an affair with Santa.
Unless it was down the local shopping centre, in which case your suspicions were confirmed.
Probably a fairly obvious one but 50/50 raffles. 50% goes to whoever runs it, winner gets the other 50% 🤦♂️
I was an adult before I realized "happy birthday to you, and many mooooore" at the end of the Happy Birthday song meant many more happy birthdays and not other people whose birthday is today.
I was brought up poor, I just realized that I didn't have to wear clothes until they were worn out or too small.
However, wearing clothes until they are worn out, or too small, is hugely better for the environment. A quick Google says "The number of times the average piece of clothing is worn happens to be about 120 times globally. " and it goes on to say this is has been reducing drastically over the last 15 years. Wear your clothes, and help the planet.
That the hunter in Jumanji is also the dad.
Living in the suburbs, it took me until high school to realize that double parking wasn’t taking up two parking spaces.
In the UK, it's getting your next drink on the table before you've finished your first one ;-)
I should take this to the grave but somehow thought Mickey Mouse was a dog until I was 17 (I’m 24 now) one day I just saw a Mickey Mouse somewhere and went “Why does he have such a skinny little tail??? It looks like a ra-…..wait….”
A banana split is called a banana split because you get one banana that’s split down the middle! 🤦🏻♀️ Never thought of that until my husband was certain you get 2 whole bananas.
I remember the massive banana splits at an old ice cream parlor called Farrell’s. It was enough to fed the entire family. If the table (or you) …ate it all, You got a badge that read: “I Made A Pig of Myself at Farrell’s”. It took a few servers to bring it to your table in funny over exaggerated movements to bring attention to your table. And If it was your birthday they would sing (like a quartet) somewhat loud and off key to make sure everyone knew you were getting a massive banana split. Ahhh. Good times back in the 80’s.
I am 27yo and just realized libraries are free!
GET IN THERE LADDIE/LASSIE, AND READ AND READ AND READ UNTIL YER HEAD EXPLODES!
I've been a Weird Al fan for my entire life. I've listen to I Want A New Duck endless times for decades. Only recently did it occur to me when he says "And show me how to get down.... GET IT?" he is referring to down feathers.
I move to add Weird Al to the Pantheon of Pure People where he shall forever reign alongside Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross, Keanu, Dolly Parton, Betty White, et alia.
It is a wheelbarrow and not a wheelbarrel. Came as a huge surprise.
Fair mistake any more, since we seldom use the term "barrow" in any other context. (at least in the US, it has some meanings in GB) The old barrow was a flat with handles on each end, somewhat like a stretcher. One person on each end to carry it. Adding a wheel to one end of it and making it more barrel like, with sides and an end, makes it a wheel-barrow, able to be used by one person. Note that the original wheel-barrows were flat with just a sloped end added to keep stuff on. Sides came later.
That the opposite of a aboard is all ashore, learned this yesterday and I was surprised.
A while back I realized that “airport” is exactly what it says it is. It is a port. For the air.
You should learn German ;-) Flugzeug = flying thing (plane); Werkzeug = working thing (tool); Fahrzeug = travelling thing (vehicle)
That Hill Street Blues was named for the uniforms, not for how down in the dumps they got about crime.
It's called a "windshield" because it shields you from the wind.
When cartoons have a character say "i'm ok!!" after ANYTHING, it's so they don't get into trouble with the network.
Not everyone keeps their tongue touched to upper pad naturally.It's called mewing I just learned about it 😂
I was Well into my late 40s when someone pointed out to me what apparently everyone else knows… Arby’s is phonetically saying R.B. aka…Roast Beef They serve roast beef, the name is RB (Arby) Never made the connection.
That's probably because it's not true, Arby's comes from the phonetic R B, yes, but it stands for Raffel Brothers, the founders
That the name 'Circle K', gas stations all over the US, is just another way to say OK.
They're OK gas stations.
The name Circle K comes from Kay’s Food Stores. https://www.circlek.com/history-and-timeline#fndtn-history-tab
The numbers on the toaster dial are not "power levels"; instead, it is the cooking time in minutes. Blew my mind.
You dice food by cutting it into little cubes: about the size of dice.
That chameleons don’t actually change colour to a whole new colour they can only change shade and intensity of the base colour they actually are.
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I grew up in a city where there were beautiful and obvious mountains to the north, and my parents always taught me that if you want to know where north is, look for the mountains. I was in my 30s when it dawned on me that this wouldn't necessarily work in other places. Derp.
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Here's one not a lot of people know: Goodbye was actually a shortening of "God Be With You". GodB(with)Ye.
Due to the number of people not realizing this: If something is itchy/uncomfortable/spicy/makes your throat or mouth feel weird, and this is unique to you/close relatives, you're probably allergic to it.
I can't fathom the idea of continuing eating something that makes your throat swell up every time. Even if it DID happen to everyone, you'd think it's so uncomfortable that people stopped eating it.
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I have chickens and a turkey. I was talking about how everyone wants chicken eggs from me (they're pets and I don't eat eggs) but people are weirded out by turkey eggs. My sister exlaimed, "Turkeys lay eggs?!" 😆 She was already over 30 when she learned, by way of this conversation, that turkeys lay eggs.
My dad always had us tap snow and dirt off our feet out the car door before getting all the way in. I internalized that as being nice/respectful to the car, and not as a way to avoid having to clean out excess dirt. This very morning as I was swinging my feet into my own car, the dots finally connected. I've been driving/owned a car for nearly 16 years now, and have done lots of spring car cleaning.
When I heard on the news about a crime, and that someone was "helping the police with their enquiries "I thought that person had walked into the station and was now making the tea and doing a bit of filing etc. Must have been in my 40s before I got that.
There is a difference between a lack of knowledge and a lack of intelligence, were you born knowing everything?
Load More Replies... I grew up in a city where there were beautiful and obvious mountains to the north, and my parents always taught me that if you want to know where north is, look for the mountains. I was in my 30s when it dawned on me that this wouldn't necessarily work in other places. Derp.
I grew up on the U.S. west coast, and I felt disoriented when I first moved to the east coast. I kept looking at the ocean and thinking, "there's the ocean -- that's west," and then I'd be all turned around.
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Due to the number of people not realizing this: If something is itchy/uncomfortable/spicy/makes your throat or mouth feel weird, and this is unique to you/close relatives, you're probably allergic to it.
I can't fathom the idea of continuing eating something that makes your throat swell up every time. Even if it DID happen to everyone, you'd think it's so uncomfortable that people stopped eating it.
Load More Replies... I have chickens and a turkey. I was talking about how everyone wants chicken eggs from me (they're pets and I don't eat eggs) but people are weirded out by turkey eggs. My sister exlaimed, "Turkeys lay eggs?!" 😆 She was already over 30 when she learned, by way of this conversation, that turkeys lay eggs.
My dad always had us tap snow and dirt off our feet out the car door before getting all the way in. I internalized that as being nice/respectful to the car, and not as a way to avoid having to clean out excess dirt. This very morning as I was swinging my feet into my own car, the dots finally connected. I've been driving/owned a car for nearly 16 years now, and have done lots of spring car cleaning.
When I heard on the news about a crime, and that someone was "helping the police with their enquiries "I thought that person had walked into the station and was now making the tea and doing a bit of filing etc. Must have been in my 40s before I got that.
