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We live in a curious world, and there are a couple of questions that every human would be absolutely thrilled to know the answers to; where did we come from, how many universes are there, and is there a plan for us, or is the future yet to be written? 

"There is no such thing as a stupid question" – a common phrase that suggests that just because one person may know less than others, they should not be afraid to ask questions, even if they sound rather odd. 

“What is the dumbest question someone legitimately asked you?” – this online user took it to one of the most well-liked Reddit communities to find out what kinds of foolish questions the online members have gotten. The post has received nearly 35K upvotes and 31.4K worth of entertaining comments.

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#1

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong One day one of my students said “Ew, I have to work today.” To which I replied, “So do I.”

He looked at me and asked, honestly, “Oh really? Where do you work?”

“Here...I work here...right where I am standing. I don’t do this as a service to your parents.”

BrainPainn , saimad Report

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#2

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong American: "Do you have airplanes in South America?"

Me: "No, I got here swinging on vines that hang from our trees"

throwawayventing2018 , Jason O'Halloran Report

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#3

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong “Don’t you find it stupid that Obama is the only president without a last name?”

bjv2001 , dcblog Report

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#4

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong Boss: "Could you print out that file, scan it, and email it to me?"

Me: "I could just email it to you."

Boss: ...

-SkaffenAmtiskaw- , Jamison Judd Report

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#5

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong Going through the border -- from Canada into the U.S.:

Border Guard: "What's your citizenship?"

Me: [hands over passport, which notes my birthplace as Vancouver, British Columbia] "Canadian."

Border Guard: "No, what's your citizenship?"

Me: *louder* "I'm Canadian."

Border Guard: *yelling* "What's your citizenship?!"

Me: "I don't know what you're asking me!"

Border Guard: "Where were you born? Was it Colombia?"

Me: "British Columbia is a province in Canada."

Border Guard: *waves me through*

joceyposse , Tom Purves Report

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#6

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong “Are you gay?”

“No.”

“Why?”

Hm I don’t know Jerry, just not feelin’ it today.

vBHSW , http://underclassrising.net/ Report

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#7

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong My friend once asked, “What if they made a sea world but instead it’s centered around the land?”

I responded with “So basically, a zoo?”

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#8

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong My wife at the time saw the headline “Buffalo buried in 5 feet of snow” (I don’t remember the exact measurement). She asked “Why don’t they just dig the poor guy out?” There was a picture of the city under the headline.

gjhobso , Maciej Report

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#9

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong What nationality are you?

*canadian*

No, i mean, what nationality?

*ummm, do you mean heritage? Polish I guess*

No no, listen, na-tional-ity

*I don’t know what you’re asking?*

Whispers: Nationality, like, are you white, black, etc?

*just look at me, I’m white as snow, and that’s not nation...*

Cool I didn’t want to assume anything.

billbapapa , Dumphasizer Report

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#10

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong Having a conversation about traveling.

Me: I’ve always wanted to road trip up to Alaska and see the northern lights

Her: (looking at me like I’m a moron*) oh yeah? How are you going to drive to Alaska??

Me: in my car...

Her: You can’t DRIVE there

And then I realized she thought Alaska was an island... I had to explain to her that although Alaska and Hawaii were always in little boxes next to the mainland of USA maps that doesn’t mean they’re both islands.

10 years later I married her...

Drewkin13 , Jay Cross Report

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There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong My eyes are two different colors, and the question I'm most often asked about them is , "Did you know your eyes are two different colors?" I'm amused when someone asks me whether I see different colors out of each eye, or - even better - whether I "see in 3D."

MelilDeMolihua , Keith Kissel Report

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#12

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong Isn’t it a shame unicorns went extinct?

This person was an adult and thought unicorns exists during medieval times.

laughing_cat , ebrkut Report

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#13

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong (I used to work at a bakery) a customer once asked me:

"When the bread isn't warm anymore, that means it's not fresh anymore, so I can have it for free right?"

-_- "no"

Bcause789 , sylvar Report

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There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong Not anything super mind-boggling, but I worked as a server at a infamous "Italian" restaurant during college. Here's my interaction with a guest one evening:

G: "I'd like to order the spaghetti with marinara sauce, but can I get fettuccine noodles instead?"
M: "Sure thing."
G: "Oh, and I'd like to please substitute the marinara with Alfredo sauce. And please add chicken."
M: ".... I would have to charge you for the chicken Alfredo, then." (Note there was a few dollars in price difference between the two dishes, Alfredo being more expensive).
G: "But I ordered the spaghetti with marinara."

I legitimately had to argue with this person for few moments as to why I couldn't magically substitute out the entire entree for a different one with no price difference. Guest ended up being super crabby for the remainder of the time and I'm fairly certain didn't tip at all.

architectmillenial , MattCC716 Report

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There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong A coworker at the library was asked for aerial photos of the Colosseum in Rome.

Before it was in ruins.

enfanta , Philip Kahn Report

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#16

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong "So Trump is our president, right? Does that mean he's in charge of our state or the whole world? Sorry but I've never understood this whole president thing..."

This was asked to me by a fellow high school senior... in civics class.

dogfobia , Matt Johnson Report

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#17

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong A girl asked me if honey came from bears. I’ll never forget it.

GxRandy , Don Hankins Report

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#18

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong my own sister asked me how we were related to my grandparents

noahtherichman , Jan Vlugt Report

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#19

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong Not me, but overheard someone asking a restaurant server "Your coupon says it's valid 7 days a week, does this include weekends?"

ihatepeasoup , Joe Lanman Report

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#20

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong My stepmom once asked if islands float around in the ocean.

My brother burst out laughing, and I just looked flatly at my dad and said, "You married this woman." We still give her grief about it.

MightyBobTheMighty , Michael Spiller Report

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#21

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong If penguins need water to survive, doesn't that means they're fish?

synalgo_12 , Neil Turner Report

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#22

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong What’s the biggest planet on earth?

ieatpotatoesforlunch , Kevin Gill Report

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#23

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong I was weighing a patient, and she asked me if it measured in Celsius.

Jamochajon , PebblePicJay Report

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#24

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong Had a customer ask if she could pay her bill over the phone. I asked what kind of credit card.... cash. She wanted to pay cash over the phone.

busykim , Jacqui Brown Report

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#25

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong On a ski lift

"At what elevation do deer turn into elk?"

TheFatherIxion , Rob Lee Report

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#26

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong How long did it take you to drive from Australia - *to America*? I've been asked this twice.

I wish I could say I had a witty response, but my brain froze as it tried to compute the stupidity of the question.

*ETA: No offense to Americans, just these two particular idiots. I've lived in the U.S. most of my life.*

ecodrew , Nathan Hughes Hamilton Report

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

Nobody tells the Americans about the secret Tunnel between Australia to Hawaii to LA under the ocean.

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

I’m American and I can tell you some Americans are fu king stupid as a bag of rocks

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Most*

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

I have lived in America my whole life. Someone I met while traveling once asked me if it's true that all Americans are dumb. I said "no, but it's a large enough percentage that you're only likely to hear about the dumb ones." I once covered a presidential debate back when I worked for a radio station. I was sitting next to someone who writes for a paper in Africa who was talking to me about how the world views America. I told him that I have many of the same views, I just don't blame the country for the actions of the people in it! I could go on, but I'm getting depressed thinking about it!

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

Had an American tell me he was going to drive from Brisbane to Cairns on friday evening to go diving on saturday morning. It's only 1,678 km (that's 1,042 miles for all the non-metric flat-earthlings)

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

If you saw my shrimp ---> lobster comment on another entry, that same friend thought there was a bridge from the US to the Dominican Republic.

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

No offense taken. There are plenty of Americans who don't know Australia and Austria are different countries...or where either of them is.

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

You are not alone, Often Americans hate American stupidity

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

Yeah, when we got back from a stint in Germany, we got a few questions like, "is that a long drive?" and "oh, my cousin Leroy is in Germany! Did you meet him?"

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

According to those illustrious folk known as 'flat earthers', Australia doesn't exist...

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

Yes it does, we live "in the land down under". Just flip to the other side and you will see us.

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

Hmmm how long does it take to drift across the ocean floor cause u really can’t drive to Australia….. 🤣

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

Oh yes you just use your carboat. (I actually have seen a carboat, but highly doubt it would be successful or safe on the ocean.)

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

At Arizona's Grand Canyon, we encountered a mob of Ozzies taking a two-week bus tour across the USA. Ummm, I could barely see everything crucial around San Francisco in two weeks, let alone the entire Lower 48. Should we judge the average IQ of Australians based on this?

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

no. you should intend to offend americans, all americans are like that basically. (im american btw)

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

Or about how laughably, unutterably thick the rest of the world finds these ridiculous, halfwit colonials, and their constant stupidity...

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Oh, no, plenty of offense to Americans because we deserve it. That said, now I'm just wondering if there is any drive-on ferry service....

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Australia is an island

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And once per decade a bunch of ships push it over to L.A. and they lower the giant bridge like a ferry. Then make the journey over to China to repeat. (/s)

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It's fine. I'm American and can attest to the fact that we're all idiots here

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#27

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong Is Cherry Vanilla Coke made with cherries and vanilla mixed together, or is it made with vanilla cherries?

*vanilla cherries???*

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#28

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong “Does Halloween ever fall on Friday the 13th?”

Took my buddy a few seconds combined with our WTF stares to realize what he had just asked

EDIT: My bad everyone. Didn’t even consider the fact that other countries don’t celebrate Halloween. ELI5 Halloween is a set holiday that always falls on October 31st

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#29

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong My cousin bought a map from a nearby fancy store for tourists. After perusing it for no less than two hours, she asked me, "How does this north-south stuff work? The side I'm facing is north, right? And if I turn right, north also turns right, no?"

She was 20.

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#30

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong If you had a heart transplant, would your memories go away?

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#31

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong I used to work at Disney World and a question I would get on the daily is "What time is the 3 o'clock parade?"

AlexVanderspek94 , Kevin Gaudin Report

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#32

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong Was asked to a friend of mine who worked in a book shop.

"Excuse me. Do these stairs go up?"

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#33

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong Do you actually believe in dinosaurs?

Victor_Saltzpyre , David Kryzaniak Report

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#34

“Do you see in panoramic view?”

I’m Chinese...

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#35

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong I wear a headscarf, and someone once asked me if I had ears.

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#36

There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong When I moved back to Florida from Scotland a girl I was hitting on at a bar asked me how long a drive that was.

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When I was in America in 2012, a man asked me, completely seriously, if we had cellphones in Norway...

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There’s No Such Thing As A Stupid Question But These 40 People Online Just Proved Everyone Wrong I used to be a high school college prep teacher. One semester, I had quite a number of students who said they wanted to become surgeons. So one day I showed the class a neat video of a surgeon slicing open a grape with a scalpel and then stitching it back up with this new, technologically advanced pair of robotic arm things. The video was met with many oohs and aahs, and when it was over a hand shot up. I’ll never forget her question.
“What was wrong with the grape?”

(EDIT: Haha okay so people keep saying she was kidding, and the joke just went over my head since I’m old. Wouldn’t change the fact that it was a dumb question. Now I’m 99% sure she was being serious. That or she’s so good an actress that she committed to an entire semester of low grades and embarrassing questions and her friends having to explain things to her and her chuckling embarrassingly at her ditzy self. Now, I said ditzy. I don’t believe any of my students are even a little bit “dumb”. But the question certainly was, and I can with good conscience call it that since on many occasions she spent the entire time talking with her friends only to look up halfway through and just toss her input without gathering much context. In this case she looked up and saw people randomly operating on a grape.

Also, no, she wasn’t blonde. She had black hair. No, English was not her first language (which I’m sure contributed to her lack of focus in the class). Yes she passed the class because she was, in fact, a good kid and quite smart. Just needed a bit of help. She’d make a great surgeon someday if she tried.

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One of my good friends builds computers. He sold me the components of his old desktop and he brought it over to my house so he could transfer them to a new case for me and then build his new computer. It was taking a while and my mom was agitated that he was there so long and asked "is what you're doing even legal?"

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Is that an uppercase "space bar"?

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