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CasualPhilosopher25 , Nate Steiner Report

“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.

Final score:

525points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

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

527points

Miserable-Penalty188 , Christmas w/a K Report

“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

Final score:

501points

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Lyone Fein 2 years ago

The best workers are the most overworked ones too.

201points

ItsPaulKerseysCar , Helder da Rocha Report

“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.

Final score:

454points

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DrBronxx 2 years ago

I pronounce it as "pa-ra-dime", but that's just an accent thing.

151points

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

MarzipanJoy-Joys , Hugo Chisholm Report

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453points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

My mum's name is not 'Mum' That broke my heart when I was 2 yo 💔

195points

“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.

tbr6742 , Amaury Laporte Report

Final score:

450points

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

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.

168points

west_end_squirrel , Loren JavierFollow Report

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

Final score:

447points

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

Never seen or read Hamlet so I am none the wiser.

286points

“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.

Asone2004 , cruisedotco Report

Final score:

442points

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Jo Johannsen 2 years ago

Basketball dodged.

148points

midwesternvalues73 , Gabriel White Report

“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.

Final score:

431points

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Valerie G. 2 years ago

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

190points

#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

zejus_christ , supcece Report

Final score:

425points

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glowworm2 2 years ago

I never even pondered about that name.

278points

#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

f**kintacos , Carlos ZGZ Report

Final score:

424points

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MarioRossi 2 years ago

This is standard in Greece too.

155points

#12

“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.

xeredge , Neil Turner Report

Final score:

424points

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Jo Choto 2 years ago

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

105points

charlessturgeon , Trevor Pritchard Report

#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”

Final score:

410points

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Lyone Fein 2 years ago

A lot of people get this wrong.

189points

#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

secretbaldspot , Les Chatfield Report

Final score:

395points

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Jo Choto 2 years ago

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

143points

#15

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

phrygN , Rigothamus Report

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392points

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JelliTate 2 years ago

They’re not?… I’ll head on over to the google.

166points

#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.

brettrknowlton , pikulkeaw_333 Report

Final score:

389points

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

Riiiiiiip, OUCH!

256points

#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

newhvac Report

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374points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

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

233points

#18

“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.

Txflood3 , dee m Report

Final score:

364points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

Excuse me, WHAT

272points

#19

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

Human_Watch4506 Report

Final score:

361points

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not_at_school ;) 2 years ago

WHAT?!?! I've been lied to.

218points

#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.

Ilikestarwarstoo , Frank Hebbert Report

Final score:

347points

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Scagsy 2 years ago

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.

186points

ninjaskooldropout , Krishna Santhanam Report

#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!

Final score:

346points

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago (edited)

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

167points

skewed-perceptions , Bernard Spragg. NZ Report

#22

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

Final score:

330points

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Jo Johannsen 2 years ago

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.

305points

#23

“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.

shofawnda , Matthew Britton Report

Final score:

316points

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DUN DUN (she/her) 2 years ago

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

151points

Bi bird️‍y 2 years ago

I didn't see the legs and im WEARING my glasses😂😭

48points

Joonscrab 2 years ago

Where is it though?

17points

Jennifer Robertson 2 years ago

I had to do a dbl take dbl times bc at first I was like, 'is this bird levitating?" 2nd Thought, "OH must be like a hummingbird who's wings go so fast you can't see them well!" I literally jus face palmed myself! Like WOW! Blonde moment much Jen!? Ool

14points

Rijkærd 2 years ago

Seriously though...where are they? Got my glasses on and eyedrops on real good but confused as hell...

12points

Tina Banks 2 years ago

Everybody's like "i thought it had no legs then i looked again." "I thought it had no legs but then i wiped my glasses." But nobody is helping point out where the legs actually are! I'm wearing my glasses, they're wiped, they're clean, I'm looking repeatedly...I don't see the legs...🤔🤷🏽‍♀️

10points

Marcella VanRenselaar 2 years ago

I have my glasses on and still cannot see them.

8points

FailBunny17 2 years ago

😅 I thought the picture was caught while it was running, it took me a few moments after I read your comment to realize there is a dirt mount in front of it 🤦

3points

Pink Dahlia 2 years ago

I have my glasses and and I STILL can't see the legs.

1point

Vanessa's Business 2 years ago (edited)

@ dun dun - Had to register just to tell you that your comment is hilarious!!

1point

Jon & Vicky P 2 years ago

I have my glasses on and still don't see them

1point

Gini Sarver 2 years ago

me too 😅

1point

MetaMaxNL 2 years ago

hahaha same

1point

Pebbles Conley 2 years ago

Omg me too 😂😂😂

1point

Miss Mia 2 years ago

Took me a good 20 minutes to figure it out...and my glasses are on.

0points

Arcade Fire_Fan 2 years ago

Lol, after you said that I realized that it wasn’t sitting on the ground.

0points

Dani Pret 2 years ago

I thought it was floating!

0points

Brayden smith 2 years ago

Same then I'm just blind when i read this i checked again and realized

0points

Paul Davis 2 years ago

Probably got it mixed up with the Dodo bird

17points

Jo Choto 2 years ago

No, I've seen them around Iceland. What surprised me is that they are so small!

7points

lena canepa 2 years ago

Jesus. in 5th grade (1984/5) our science books had a page "where someday man may even walk on the moon", so, there's a lot of bad info out there...

6points

Nicole A 2 years ago

Our science books STILL say that at my school. Shows you how low priority education is in some cities. Like the history books got as far as WW2 and that's it. I'm glad I teach math because at least it's not as much photocopying for "current" events that happened in the past 50 years. We joke that Sister Margaret (the 90 year old religion teacher) is the only person older than the books. Seriously, if they weren't in such bad condition they could sell the textbooks as antiques on eBay. Textbook prices are criminally high though too, so I can see why they wouldn't want to pay $200 per book times a few hundred students for each subject in each grade.

3points

Nadine Bamberger 2 years ago

They are so darn sociable, it's really cute. Puffins will only go where other puffins already are so scientists put up fake ones propped up on one stick. The majority of puffins that saw it also started standing on one leg so the guy wouldn't feel left out.

6points

Enby.Minecraft.Bee. 2 years ago

I had a substitute in second grade that would not believe that koalas are not actually bears, they are marsupials.

6points

Huddo's sister 2 years ago

I'm hoping not an Australian...

3points

Mr. Jones 2 years ago

They're held in pretty high regard here on the coast of Maine.

5points

Kimi Tomminello 2 years ago

Can confirm. Was surprised when I was 8 years old on a whale watch off of MDI and saw them fly. I didn't know puffins could fly.

4points

Richard Campbell 2 years ago

Baby puffins are called ‘pufflings’.

3points

Erin Shaw 2 years ago

Nova Scotias bird lol.. very much alive

2points

Thomas Ewing 2 years ago

It's not an optical illusion. The Puffin is levitating.

1point

Rumple Schleppskin 2 years ago

It may not be extinct, but it's legs are..

1point

g90814 2 years ago

There was a bird called the Great Auk that looked like penguins, and lived in the north Atlantic. They were hunted to extinction by the mid 1800s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk

1point

Jill Chambers 2 years ago

I was an adult before I found out they can fly.

1point

Chamber Laine 2 years ago

I wonder if they call them puffins cuz they all look like they're all puffed out? Kinda like when someone who's allergic to it eats shellfish but without all the redness & gasping.

1point

Clearly sunny 2 years ago

Love the books.

1point

Candace Foran 2 years ago

A bird called a Great Auk is extinct. Looks very similar.

1point

Julieandthephatones 2 years ago

was sooo confused cause i read this as "don't in fact exist"" and was like WHAT! oop

1point

Vision Jinx 2 years ago (edited)

Aw man! I feel bad about this now but when I was in college I had a professor that used blue footed boobies being extinct in her lecture. If this were now I would have told her in private but young me raised my hand and noted this and said must be thinking of the Dodo bird in front of the whole class. Not cool young me! I was always such a smarty pants when it comes to animals!

1point

The_Nicest_Misanthrope 2 years ago

They're also WAY smaller than you expect. I always thought they were penguin sized until I went to Skomer Island - they're actually more like pigeon sized.

1point

Lemonclouds20 2 years ago

Puffins. Are beautiful

1point

Andrew Snell 2 years ago

I think your teacher was confusing them with Dodos

0points

Alondra Johnson 2 years ago

I thought puffins were penguins for years. Was shook when I realized that they are definitely not penguins 😅

0points

Shabbir Yamani 2 years ago

What a dodo I meant the look alike bird Not the teacher

0points

Monica Hall 2 years ago

Lol, reminds me of the time my friend very confidently stated "Ducks aren't birds."

0points

Aja Hogan 2 years ago

Never even heard of a puffin until today

0points

Donna Stapleton 2 years ago

Thats sad though. Not even ur "fault" but.. uugh i dont enjoy the blame game but like u innocently just sid what u were told & trusted an authoritative figure.

0points

Angela Williams 2 years ago

The bird's legs are directly behind that mound of dirt. You can see part of its left leg as it stands directly behind that dirt pile. I must say, it IS an optical illusion! I thought the photo was caught in mid hop or something...

0points

Jazmine 2 years ago

Are you from America? Welcome to our educational system.

0points

Jennifer Sheppard 2 years ago

I'm from Cape Breton and I can tell you they're alive and well.

0points

Tonje Aa 2 years ago

Also, they only look like that in the mating season. Their beaks are small and black at other times

0points

Maria Cieślak 2 years ago

I thought this bird's levitating

0points

Keisha 2 years ago

The Puffin is my five year old grandsons favorite bird. There are adults that think they are as well.

0points

R41PH3A1 2 years ago

I've never even heard of a puffing but they remind me if the legless love child of a toucan and a penguin

0points

C Leigh 2 years ago

They remind me of Higgins from Magnum PI for some reason.

0points

zoponex 2 years ago

I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT'S UP WITH IT'S LEGS!!

0points

Ace Girl 2 years ago

"quite confidently wrong" perfectly describes my husband when he argued against me when I said Australians see the moon "upside down" compared to our view.

0points

TKFitzy 2 years ago

Wait, actually? I legit thought they were.

0points

Stoopham McFernybabes 2 years ago

You might be confusing them with dodos?

0points

MJLstrd 2 years ago

I am always supremely confident when i make an erroneous claim

0points

Sour TheWizard117 2 years ago

PUFFINS!!!!! Penguins of the north

0points

Frisinator 2 years ago

They are also delicious!

0points

Jyndaru 2 years ago

Puffins are adorable. They always look worried or concerned to me, because of their eye shape.

0points

Olivier Labelle 2 years ago

I though puffins were a kind of penguin and unable to fly. Learned at 41

0points

Mazer 2 years ago

Teacher possibly got the bird species wrong. A good catalyst for double checking information.

0points

No you can't have my name 2 years ago

Check out the Puffin feature on Bizarre Foods. Apparently they're quite tasty.

0points

Meredith 2 years ago

I had a geography teacher who willingly told us that he'd never been out of the country. Had only been to 2 or 3 other states in his life. My brother just happened to be stuck in that class with me. The jackass said that if you went to sleep in our state and woke up in the country my brother and I immigrated from, you'd have no idea because they're so similar. I was a HS sophomore & brother was a senior. I very loudly declared "b******t!" My brother sunk under his desk because he knows me.

0points

Lolabelle757 2 years ago

What does this have to do with puffins?

0points

Upstaged75 2 years ago

Are people getting the Puffin and the Dodo confused?

0points

Melissa Rodriguez 2 years ago

Maybe a great auk? There're an extinct species similar to puffins

0points

Terry Butler 2 years ago

Not yet ..

0points

Berit-Bärbel Rebane 2 years ago

Maybe she/he meant dodos?

0points

Veronica Connelly 2 years ago

They are a threatened species, unfortunately. The next step after being threatened would be endangerment. Then after endangerment would be extinction.

0points

1 1 2 years ago

i thought they died out around the time the dodo did lol

0points

Party Poison 2 years ago (edited)

Well, the dodo didn't "die out". It was hunted to extinction by humans in only 64 years, since it's first recorded mention in 1598 to the last sighting in 1662 .😢

3points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#24

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

PotatoesPancakes , SounderBruce Report

Final score:

316points

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DrBronxx 2 years ago

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

221points

#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

Mary99t , John McIntyre Report

Final score:

303points

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Eat Dirt Crow 2 years ago

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

315points

#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.

Shelsb , SobControllers Report

Final score:

302points

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Polar_bear_lover 2 years ago

Why do they call it that, then?

135points

#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

boring_prairedude , Eva Rinaldi Report

Final score:

299points

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Tucker Ramsey 2 years ago

That C.R.E.A.M by wu tang stands for cash rules.everyrhing around me

113points

#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

CapaxInfini , Tony Cecala Report

Final score:

294points

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Jo Johannsen 2 years ago

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

259points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#29

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

PURKITTY , Josh McGinn Report

Final score:

292points

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glowworm2 2 years ago

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.

217points

#30

“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

Final score:

290points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

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.

77points

Financial-Corgi1067 , Steven Depolo Report

#31

“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.

Final score:

289points

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Lisa Shaw 2 years ago

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!

198points

Unoriginal920 , ▓▒░ TORLEY ░▒▓ Report

#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.

Final score:

280points

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

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.

503points

#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

Final score:

280points

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Nathaniel 2 years ago

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

611points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#34

“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

Final score:

251points

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

I used to think the y in Disney was actually a p and called them Disnep.

188points

#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

Final score:

247points

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EyeYamStewPeed 2 years ago

Wha... how... just why? How does one do this?

43points

#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

Final score:

243points

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User# 6 2 years ago

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

153points

failurebeatssuccess , David Shane Report

#37

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

Final score:

241points

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Jo Johannsen 2 years ago

Not an outlandish conclusion.

209points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#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

Final score:

241points

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Jihana 2 years ago

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

133points

#39

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

SuvenPan Report

Final score:

216points

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Foxxy (The Original) 2 years ago

Another extremely common belief.

94points

#40

“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

Final score:

182points

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sofacushionfort 2 years ago

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

251points

Having started as a content creator that made articles for Bored Panda from scratch I climbed my way up to being and editor and then had team lead responsibilities added as well. So it was a pretty natural transition from writing articles and titles as well as preparing the visual part for the articles to making sure others are doing those same tasks as I did before well, answering their questions and guiding them when needed. Eventually I realized editing gives me the most enjoyment and I'm focusing only on that right now.

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Saulė is a photo editor at Bored Panda with bachelor's degree in Multimedia and Computer Design. The thing that relaxes her the best is going into YouTube rabbit hole. In her free time she loves painting, embroidering and taking walks in nature.

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Jo Choto 2 years ago

There is nothing wrong with not knowing something. Learning is always, always a good thing. The problem only starts when you learn something new and then pretend it doesn't exist. I'm looking at you, climate deniers, flat earthers, racism deniers, misogynists-- okay, I'm looking at a lot of people, but you get my meaning.

50points

Jyndaru 2 years ago

And people should not stop trying to learn new things just because they finished school. There's always more to learn.

17points

Fernanda Abreu 2 years ago

Knowing some conspiracies and hearing some lies is not learning per se. Sounds you're pretending a lot yourself.

0points

g90814 2 years ago

Ignorance is curable. Stupidity is not.

0points

Francesca Annoni 2 years ago

My dad was a very smart man, he loved to learn new things and read, for me he was a sort of walking encyclopedia.. only one time I taught him something . There is an idiom in Italy "a caval donato non si guarda in bocca" "you don't look in the mouth of a gift horse" because you can tell the age of a horse by the teeth, but Donato it's also a person name.. he told me "I never understand this idiom , I thought that the horse's name was Donato!" We had the best laugh of our life... I miss you so much dad!!

28points

Wondering Alice 2 years ago

I always assumed this idiom was to do with the Trojan horse - which never made sense to me, because if they had looked inside before accepting it things would have worked out very differently. So thanks Francesca, I learned something new there too!

10points

Uh huh 2 years ago (edited)

When I was little, I'd ask my daddy if I could ask him something. Daddy would say, ask me anything, Daddy knows everything. He did too. Miss you daddy. Now when I ask my husband how does he know , whatever, he smartly replies that my Daddy told him.

4points

Austin Hicks 2 years ago

It's strange which memories stand out in an ocean of what we remember about someone.

3points

glowworm2 2 years ago

That is adorable. Your dad must have been fun.

3points

ADHORTATOR 2 years ago

Exactly the same expression in German: "Einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul"

1point

Eva Dukes 2 years ago

It basically means don’t inspect a gift, take it as it is, if you were buying a horse you’d inspect it’s teeth to determine it’s age then haggle a price, but it’s gift so it’s rude to look.

0points

Baleygr 2 years ago

German has the same idiom. ('Einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul.")

0points

Kate O'Brien 2 years ago

❤️

0points

Mark Richards 2 years ago

I was in my early 50s before I realized I was circumcised. I was stunned. 😂😂😂

24points

Urbangirlatl 2 years ago

There is a clip on YouTube for the Graham Norton show where Sir Patrick Stewart talks about the same confusion. He thought he was....he's not.

12points

Parmeisan 2 years ago

A few of these are from people who didn't realize something about themselves, and I'm here to tell you that assuming everyone experiences life that way you do is an *extremely* common thing. We only have one perspective in life except where imperfectly translated into language, and there's so many questions we don't think to ask. If you're colour blind, or you lack a mind's eye, or whatever, you will most likely believe for a long time that everyone is the same way - until you randomly come across a colour blindness test or somebody talking about aphantasia and you go "Wait, people LITERALLY count sheep?" Same reason a lot of people take forever to realize their true sexuality, especially in previous generations where we talked about sex less - "you mean not every woman just PRETENDS to like sex?" A good reminder to have patience with people because what is obvious to you, is not obvious to everyone. :)

8points

Web Mailroom 2 years ago

Up until last year, I always thought the Mars Rover was the size of a small children's remote controlled toy. Then I found out it's about the size of an actual car. Somehow it always looked small when I saw photos of it on Mars!

8points

Lillian Swaim 2 years ago

The banana thing is REAL I had the SAME THING happen during Organic Chem in college, we were talking about acidic foods and I was loud about how bananas must be as acidic if not more so than pineapples, since they wreck my mouth like eating too much pineapple every time. The entire class just stared at me, the prof explained how that makes sense for pineapples, due to their acidity and the rough texture, but bananas? nooooo Told me to check with my doctor about it, yep allergic to latex plants, could become a latex allergy, very important to know

7points

Hey! 6 months ago

The bromelain in pineapple does that to you, not due to acidity and/or rough texture.

0points

Winter 2 years ago

I am embarrassed to admit that it was only last year that I realized pockets of air can get trapped underwater by a vessel. I was reading a book where a chamber was filling up with water, and the characters only had an air pocket from an upside down canoe to breathe. I didn't understand how they had any air at all. And it was a book for young adults! Durp.

6points

CATMONSTER2018 2 years ago

I thought soda could only be drunk after someone was 7 years old. (Because of 7-up)

5points

abby smink 2 years ago

That loofas are a plant. Learned that this year, at 40.

5points

Jackie Lulu 2 years ago

I believed in Santa Claus til I was 12. Overheard my aunt talking about it (not about Me). God knows how long it would have taken me to get it. There went Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and Jesus, all in one fell swoop.

5points

Dawn Burris 2 years ago

Like the saying "Don't let the bedbugs bite". I was in my 40's when I learned that bedbugs we're REAL. So now I suppose they're going to tell me that the Boogie man is real too.

2points

Rand Johnson 2 years ago

I grew up in Texas. I thought Whataburger was like Water Burger or something because the burgers were juicy. I was in my 20's when I finally solved the riddle.

5points

Soggy Crumpet 2 years ago

I miss and love Whataburger!

2points

Pogi Gwapo 2 years ago

I was a teenager when I learned royals don’t actually have blue blood

4points

RafCo 2 years ago

The term comes from the fact that people who needn't work outdoors are often very pale, and you can see their veins through their skin. And because those veins appear blue... You get it.

2points

Jocelynn Schreiner 2 years ago (edited)

That the band is called "Bowling for Soup" not "Bullwinkle Soup" This was like a month ago. I'm 27

4points

Louise Platiel 2 years ago

My son looked at his puckered finger tips in the pool and cried because he thought it was permanent water damage 😆

3points

Deep One 2 years ago

I was an adult before I found out that facade did NOT have two pronunciations. I had always thought that when referring to a building it was pronounced fa KA yd like arcade or colonnade and when referring to a person putting on a false front or face it was pronounced face-ad because they were being two-faced.

3points

Amber 2 years ago

I dont think either of those are right. Its "fuh-sawd."

8points

Zoe's Mom 2 years ago

..that Wolverines were real, live animals.

3points

Miau Miau 2 years ago (edited)

Wolverines ARE real live animals! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine

0points

glowworm2 2 years ago

I remember my sudden disappointment as an older kid upon finally eating my first candy apple. Candy apples aren't entirely made of candy but actually have a real apple under them.

3points

Catarina 2 years ago (edited)

We don't have candy apples in Portugal, i've always wanted to try One and the fact that now i know it has a real Apple inside makes me want to try it more

6points

Peri 2 years ago

I think I was 20 when I learned that female nipples don’t just have one hole where milk comes out of… and I’m female. For some reason I also thought the word “prevent” meant the opposite — as in causing something to happen — until I was 8 or 9. Up until then, the Smokey the Bear sign my dad had was very confusing.

2points

Abby Parker 2 years ago

I think I was 20 when I finally figured out the tall man in Simon and Garfunkels’ video for You Can Call Me Al, is in fact Garfunkel and not Will Ferrell xD

2points

JUDITH STRACK 2 years ago

It's Chevy Chase not Garfunkel

3points

Anita Pickle 2 years ago

That elected officials are not held accountable, nor do they actually have do anything.

2points

Erik Ivan 2 years ago

I was 45 before I even started to learn how to say no. Nowadays, with only a couple of monthsto my 50' birthday, I still struggle with that small word.

1point

Ines Spotify 2 years ago

I learned 2 weeks ago that pickles are cucumbers. My whole life is a lie 🥲.

1point

thegolfball 2 years ago

Was in my 60's when it occurred to me what occupation Miss Kitty really had in the TV series "Gunsmoke"

1point

Clare Is great 2 years ago

I didn’t know like half of these

1point

Niko Fly 2 years ago

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1point

Wayne Click 1 year ago

I was in my 50's on the pineapple one

0points

Mariah Gensmer 1 year ago

I just learned some of these and I'm 32. I also have to care to question it.

0points

Joybug 2 years ago

I knew all but one of these already. But the comments from those who didn't were the BEST!

0points

Mine Truly 2 years ago

The pineapple one blew my mind.

0points

DDmaybeandor 2 years ago

A crockpot is so called because it is a pot you put your crock in to heat it up. That took me a while.

0points

Nikki Diaz 2 years ago

I was in my early 30s when i learned that New England is not, in fact, a state.

0points

Shoto Todoroki 2 years ago

As a kid I thought the term drinking meants drinks overall. So when my parents taught us drinking was bad I thought they meant like juice, water, soda. Drinking and driving was another, I remember my dad had a soda and was driving I was like 'Oh no, my dad is doing something bad. It wasn't until I saw a PSA on tv about some guy drinking beer and then hopping into his car where it timeskips to him being bound in a wheelchair paralyzed that I learned 'drink' means Alcohol.

0points

Brian Eckre 2 years ago

I think I was in junior high when I found out that not all poodles are girl dogs and all German shepherds are boy dogs!

0points

Stephanie Casey 2 years ago

When I was younger my dad told me that if I unscrewed my belly button my butt would fall off. When I tell you I tried so hard and was disappointed it didn't work, he finally told me to truth: I didn't have the right tool. *insertdisappointmenthere*

0points

Austin Hicks 2 years ago

A lot of these beliefs explain a lot about the world.

0points

Emmett O'Brian 2 years ago

TIL that the fine constant (1/137) is called that because of the fine gaps in the spectral lines of atoms. How did I not get that amirite? Anybody?

-1point

Plutarch Heavensbee 2 years ago

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Barbara Weiss 2 years ago

Maybe you'll meet a woman this year. Maybe. Probably not.

3points

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Jo Choto 2 years ago

50points

Jyndaru 2 years ago

And people should not stop trying to learn new things just because they finished school. There's always more to learn.

17points

Fernanda Abreu 2 years ago

Knowing some conspiracies and hearing some lies is not learning per se. Sounds you're pretending a lot yourself.

0points

g90814 2 years ago

Ignorance is curable. Stupidity is not.

0points

Francesca Annoni 2 years ago

28points

Wondering Alice 2 years ago

10points

Uh huh 2 years ago (edited)

4points

Austin Hicks 2 years ago

It's strange which memories stand out in an ocean of what we remember about someone.

3points

glowworm2 2 years ago

That is adorable. Your dad must have been fun.

3points

ADHORTATOR 2 years ago

Exactly the same expression in German: "Einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul"

1point

Eva Dukes 2 years ago

0points

Baleygr 2 years ago

German has the same idiom. ('Einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht ins Maul.")

0points

Kate O'Brien 2 years ago

❤️

0points

Mark Richards 2 years ago

I was in my early 50s before I realized I was circumcised. I was stunned. 😂😂😂

24points

Urbangirlatl 2 years ago

There is a clip on YouTube for the Graham Norton show where Sir Patrick Stewart talks about the same confusion. He thought he was....he's not.

12points

Parmeisan 2 years ago

8points

Web Mailroom 2 years ago

8points

Lillian Swaim 2 years ago

7points

Hey! 6 months ago

The bromelain in pineapple does that to you, not due to acidity and/or rough texture.

0points

Winter 2 years ago

6points

CATMONSTER2018 2 years ago

I thought soda could only be drunk after someone was 7 years old. (Because of 7-up)

5points

abby smink 2 years ago

That loofas are a plant. Learned that this year, at 40.

5points

Jackie Lulu 2 years ago

5points

Dawn Burris 2 years ago

Like the saying "Don't let the bedbugs bite". I was in my 40's when I learned that bedbugs we're REAL. So now I suppose they're going to tell me that the Boogie man is real too.

2points

Rand Johnson 2 years ago

I grew up in Texas. I thought Whataburger was like Water Burger or something because the burgers were juicy. I was in my 20's when I finally solved the riddle.

5points

Soggy Crumpet 2 years ago

I miss and love Whataburger!

2points

Pogi Gwapo 2 years ago

I was a teenager when I learned royals don’t actually have blue blood

4points

RafCo 2 years ago

The term comes from the fact that people who needn't work outdoors are often very pale, and you can see their veins through their skin. And because those veins appear blue... You get it.

2points

Jocelynn Schreiner 2 years ago (edited)

That the band is called "Bowling for Soup" not "Bullwinkle Soup" This was like a month ago. I'm 27

4points

Louise Platiel 2 years ago

My son looked at his puckered finger tips in the pool and cried because he thought it was permanent water damage 😆

3points

Deep One 2 years ago

3points

Amber 2 years ago

I dont think either of those are right. Its "fuh-sawd."

8points

Zoe's Mom 2 years ago

..that Wolverines were real, live animals.

3points

Miau Miau 2 years ago (edited)

Wolverines ARE real live animals! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine

0points

glowworm2 2 years ago

I remember my sudden disappointment as an older kid upon finally eating my first candy apple. Candy apples aren't entirely made of candy but actually have a real apple under them.

3points

Catarina 2 years ago (edited)

We don't have candy apples in Portugal, i've always wanted to try One and the fact that now i know it has a real Apple inside makes me want to try it more

6points

Peri 2 years ago

2points

Abby Parker 2 years ago

I think I was 20 when I finally figured out the tall man in Simon and Garfunkels’ video for You Can Call Me Al, is in fact Garfunkel and not Will Ferrell xD

2points

JUDITH STRACK 2 years ago

It's Chevy Chase not Garfunkel

3points

Anita Pickle 2 years ago

That elected officials are not held accountable, nor do they actually have do anything.

2points

Erik Ivan 2 years ago

I was 45 before I even started to learn how to say no. Nowadays, with only a couple of monthsto my 50' birthday, I still struggle with that small word.

1point

Ines Spotify 2 years ago

I learned 2 weeks ago that pickles are cucumbers. My whole life is a lie 🥲.

1point

thegolfball 2 years ago

Was in my 60's when it occurred to me what occupation Miss Kitty really had in the TV series "Gunsmoke"

1point

Clare Is great 2 years ago

I didn’t know like half of these

1point

Niko Fly 2 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

1point

Wayne Click 1 year ago

I was in my 50's on the pineapple one

0points

Mariah Gensmer 1 year ago

I just learned some of these and I'm 32. I also have to care to question it.

0points

Joybug 2 years ago

I knew all but one of these already. But the comments from those who didn't were the BEST!

0points

Mine Truly 2 years ago

The pineapple one blew my mind.

0points

DDmaybeandor 2 years ago

A crockpot is so called because it is a pot you put your crock in to heat it up. That took me a while.

0points

Nikki Diaz 2 years ago

I was in my early 30s when i learned that New England is not, in fact, a state.

0points

Shoto Todoroki 2 years ago

0points

Brian Eckre 2 years ago

I think I was in junior high when I found out that not all poodles are girl dogs and all German shepherds are boy dogs!

0points

Stephanie Casey 2 years ago

0points

Austin Hicks 2 years ago

A lot of these beliefs explain a lot about the world.

0points

Emmett O'Brian 2 years ago

TIL that the fine constant (1/137) is called that because of the fine gaps in the spectral lines of atoms. How did I not get that amirite? Anybody?

-1point

Plutarch Heavensbee 2 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

Barbara Weiss 2 years ago

Maybe you'll meet a woman this year. Maybe. Probably not.

3points