30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online

We all have our "aha!" moments at different times. Perhaps you've just discovered the correct usage of a common kitchen gadget, or maybe you've finally come to the realization that "espresso" shouldn't be pronounced with an "x" – whatever it is, we've got a list just for you!

“What obvious thing did you recently realize?” – this web user invited folks to spill the beans on super obvious things they only just realized. The thread garnered 8K upvotes as well as 8.7K comments containing some pretty interesting answers.

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30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online My grandson just figured out I am his mothers mother. He just can't understand why I tell him we have to ask his mom to do some things. Why can't I just tell his mom we are going to do something? I am her mom therefore her boss!

Individual_Serious , Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas Report

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270points

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shanila.pheonix_ 1 year ago

i mean its understandable depending on the guy's age

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30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online That when a cat comes running up to me when I'm out for a walk, they are seeing me with the same excitement and novelty as I'm seeing them!
That realization really made my day.

MallardCat , gostealahead Report

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270points

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Ricardo Ferreira 1 year ago

"Wew! The slave came back." 😼

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30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online Growing up, my grandparents religiously had a 3:00 PM “Pepsi” time. Like Tea Time, I guess, but with Pepsi. Every time we were over there, it happened. We all enjoyed a crisp, fizzy, cold Pepsi.

At 43 years old, I was telling that story this week, when I suddenly realized theirs were most likely spiked.

Fire_In_The_Skies , billow926 Report

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259points

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The Doom Song 1 year ago

Spiked with Jim, Jack or Johnnie?

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30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online Despite their warm and friendly ourward appearance, Jehovah's Witnesses are a cult. I'm a raised JW and I'm fading out of the organization.

JubilantJayde , JCHaywire Report

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253points

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Yoyo 1 year ago

I think most people know this.

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30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online Stripper poles rotate and are not fixed. I always just assumed the dancers spun around the fixed pole through incredible body strength.

Working-Inflation-61 , Pixabay Report

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Pedantic Panda 1 year ago

Some are fixed and some rotate. The latter is used for more experience dancers to complete more complex moves. The one I used was fixed.

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30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online That birds don't live in nests. Nests are just where they keep their eggs. Birds just sleep in trees.

Rey_Reddits , Tambako The Jaguar Report

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208points

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Andy Frobig 1 year ago

Well, ok, but if a parent bird or surrogate elephant doesn't spend at least some time in the nest, the eggs won't hatch

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30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online I didn’t realize that in the song “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”, the DAD was in a Santa costume…and Mom wasn’t committing adultery with a magical, fictitious old man…

FabulousCallsIAnswer , Pixabay Report

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206points

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Donkey boi 1 year ago

Depends what website you're on...

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30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online Soft drinks are called soft drinks bc they don’t contain alcohol. Hard drinks do.

heres-to-life , Janine Report

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Sean 1 year ago

mind blown

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30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online Even after hitting rock bottom, you can still keep digging.

satalfyr , Dexon Dave Silva Report

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Linden 1 year ago

Also important for people to know that change can start at any time, it's not necessary to get to rock bottom first, not at all.

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That if I put my phone in a bright yellow case I’ll spend significantly less time wandering around my apartment muttering “where the f**k did I set my phone”

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Pedantic Panda 1 year ago

Just do what I've done and use your phone light to help you find it.

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#11

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online The reason Lead is Pb on the periodic table is due to the Latin word for lead which is the same root of the word for plumbing, because the Romans made pipes out of lead.

Stormygeddon , Hi-Res Images of Chemical Elements Report

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martymcmatrix 1 year ago

Pb - Plumbum

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#12

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online I spend too much time choosing to be negative when I could really be happy. After a vacation I had a major attitude adjustment and applied to school in the town I visited. Suddenly debt doesn't depress me, cause I'm accumulating it for reasons I know are worth it. In the past few weeks I've journaled mostly optimistic things, and today I realized I had spent over half of the journal talking myself into a deeper hole. I can't unwrite it now, but that just makes me value the pages I have left so much more. I don't want my life to be a journal full of sad thoughts. I want to be happy.

Flat_Bodybuilder_175 , Bekka Mongeau Report

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154points

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Stardust she/her 1 year ago

I’m having a hard time thinking positively these days because it feels like I’m encountering problems everywhere I go and I’m starting to regret being born

52points

Dan St John 1 year ago

I think it is because we are constantly being bombard with depressing or hate media. Deaths and fighting are all you see now. I had the same thing happen and just shut it all off for a few days and it dawned on me how much better I felt. Now I limit my time to less than 30 minutes a day and I still wake up happy.

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Spencer's slave 1 year ago (edited)

Mum, Nana and Spencer hugs to you and all you beautiful people on this thread who need them.

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Deborah B 1 year ago

I'm sorry you're having such a hard time. Remember to take the time to acknowledge the positives, however small they are. Even if it's as small as sitting down when you've been on your feet all day, the heat of your shower, the taste of the food you're eating, or listening to your favorite song. Taking a moment to say "this is good" and enjoy it can sometimes help me give myself a break from focusing on the problems around me.

11points

similarly 1 year ago

I'm bipolar, and there's nothing I can do about that, but here's what I do: I realize that I can't change what other people think, feel, say, do or believe. I realize I can only change how I choose to respond, and my response doesn't have to be a reaction born from habit. I can choose my response, or lack thereof. Knowing this has helped me a lot. There are things I can't do anything about, so I should just let go of those things. It doesn't fix my mental illness, but it smooths things a bit.

6points

CV Vir 1 year ago

It is massively difficult to “think positively” if you actually have clinical depression. There are a lot of memes that say, choose to be happy, but in many cases, these are like telling someone without feet that they can “choose to run.” Find a therapist.

6points

Al 1 year ago

Please never regret being born. You don't know what a positive impact you may have had on someone or the positive impact you may have in the future.

6points

Spirited7Wolf 1 year ago

I have problems thinking positively as well. Something that helps me (idk how healthy it is) is to make up a character that I can talk to. Basically an imaginary friend. I know it sounds weird, but it really helps keep me grounded, because I can “talk” to them, and they can say the positive things that I can’t say to myself. Also, therapy is definitely worth it. Sometimes just having someone to talk to about problems makes you feel better. I hope you feel better soon!

5points

Greenmantle 1 year ago

If you have a park or similar nature area nearby- go spend time there. It's very therapeutic. And if there's a dog park nearby,, watching the dogs play will help. It's a combination of distraction and forest bathing. Calms the mind

4points

Justin Thyme 1 year ago

Get help. It DOES make a difference.

4points

Allen Packard 1 year ago

I can relate to this. I'll pray for you Stardust. I hope you find clarity in just how special and important you are to this world.

4points

Pixie 1 year ago

Positive thoughts don't have to be big, they can also be thise small fleeting moments when you see a cute pic of a cat, or the sun hits your face just right for a second, or you find a cashier who doesn't do smalltalk, or whatever it is that gives a little spark of joy for you.

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Jeff Gabrisl 1 year ago

Don't regret being born, that wasn't your choice. I hate the fact that I was born into a bad situation, but I don't regret it. I regret things I chose to to, but more often, I regret the things I chose not to do. I still hate that I was born, and all the complications that arose from that moment, but I do allow myself joy in the little things. I've worked in restaurants/customer service all my life, and I do find joy in helping others, and bringing a smile to someone. Sometimes it's the little things that make life worth living, but helping others even if it is something small, is usually a big impact for them. Also, I know that you can't fix every problem you encounter, but some are easier to fix than you think, and if you can't fix it, that doesn't mean you are less entitled to happiness than the person who did. I was really depressed for a long time because I didn't think I was good enough even if I did find the solution to a problem. I thought that no one else had these problems.

3points

insert name here 1 year ago

You will get out of there! Just hang in until you can find a way to cope, or a person to help

2points

Me myself and I 1 year ago

Are you OK?

2points

Nichole Harris 1 year ago

Preach sister

1point

Mickie Shea 1 year ago

Please read the 4 Agreements by Miguel Ruiz, It helped myself, family and others. Some days just suck and some can be good. We do care and want your life to be joyful and rewarding. Please take care of yourself.

0points

Jennifer Clark 1 year ago

This is great advice, but: if you're truly depressed and it's too much to deal with, it's okay to get help. Using medication or therapy does not make you weak. it just makes it easier to be yourself.

17points

Sean 1 year ago

i honestly try, its really hard when youre struggling with depression/anxiety, but you should never stop trying. something i like to do, is be more mindful of what i eat and truly savor it. its a small thing but it makes my day a little better

11points

HeavyMetalHeart 1 year ago

Doesn’t work for everyone. This kind of think felt really false to me and didn’t help, until I actually got properly medicated for my depression and other issues.

10points

My O My 1 year ago

Yeah. No. Chronic depressed here

5points

kath morgan 1 year ago

Toxic positivity; depression is not a choice. You got better, congrats.

3points

Jonathan Kilpatrick 1 year ago

Negativity=Reality

2points

Michelle Smith 1 year ago

I’m really not into journaling, but I have started to recall one good thing I have done that day and one positive thing that happened no matter how small

1point

Gypsy Lee 1 year ago

Be careful. This sounds exactly like me. Found out too late that my age & gender made my degree pointless, but student debt doesn’t care. Search out joy.

1point

Michael Ortt 1 year ago

All the MAGAs should read this. They live their lives in negativity.

1point

Greenmantle 1 year ago

If you can, it's OK to switch off from thinking and just float for a while, withholding judgements about how things are and what's happening.

1point

Gabi Lawson 11 months ago

This!

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Ąåřţđęşịɠŋȿ 1 year ago

GTFO

0points

Nancy Lynch Premium 1 year ago

Homeless and it looks like no matter what we (my brother and I) do, we're not getting out of it.

0points

Mickie Shea 1 year ago

You'er moving in the right direction. What you think, you most likely will become.

0points

Bloodyklaws 1 year ago

Yeah that reads like someone who has not grasped the disorder part of mental disorder. If we could think our way out of our own mental illness we wouldn’t need things like herb, prozac, and snorting drain cleaner off dead wildebeest eyeballs

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Tony V. 1 year ago

A bit misleading. Joy is not the same as happiness. Plus you cannot just "choose" to be happy - depression, for example, is not based on choice.

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Kitty 🥀 1 year ago

Wow, I’m cured! My lifelong battle with depression has just been lifted from me like a veil.

0points

Susan Bosse 1 year ago

Good for you!!!!

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John K 1 year ago

Like I fully understand physical clinical depression but I dont think I've felt it before. I've hit literal rock bottom. Living in a tent I barely paid for. Partially relying on rain to bathe. Yet I never felt sad. Not once did I feel...sad. i lost my home, job, family, and friends. But i didnt feel like it was all over. I just kept goin. And now I live in a nice house in a VERY nice neighborhood. Yet I miss where I was. Homeless I mean. I...loved it. I loved having 0 responsibilities

0points

Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

That's so difficult man. I'm struggling so badly recently

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Alicia M 1 year ago

State of mind is a huge factor in our moods, and how we perceive the world.

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moggie63 1 year ago

I expect the worst. When it turns out better then I'm chuffed. If it turns out as I expected I can be smug for being correct. Either way works for me.

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Jared Robinson 1 year ago

hey those other pages are just as valuable, let them remind you about what not to do. Also having those feelings is not a bad thing, Sometimes you need a good low point so you can get back to the high points.

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Chickie 1 year ago

Congratulations on realizing such a simple thought can change a persons outlook on life! Now if we can get everyone to realize this, the world would be kinder!

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#13

That worms don’t come onto the sidewalks when it rains because the wet concrete is irresistible to their squishy bodies. It’s because they’re drowning in the grass. This was a few years ago, but at that time, I had a masters degree and was walking into my full time engineering job. A bunch of worms on the sidewalk outside my building and an “oh” lightbulb that clicked on in my head

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150points

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Mama Penguin 1 year ago (edited)

There was a former school soccer field near where I live. Everytime it poured, worms would crawl all over the sidewalk. Being a high traffic area, the worms would get squished. I never knew earthworms smell "fishy" until then.

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#14

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online That my doctor was right. I need to start using a cane and stop being stubborn.

SVS_Writer , Karolina Grabowska Report

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139points

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LK 1 year ago

Mobility aids are utterly fantastic! The same applies to glasses, hearing aids, etc. If you need then, use them. It will make life better.

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#15

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online that my glasses were on my the top of my head the whole time I was looking for them.

TrailerParkPrepper , Lisa Fotios Report

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127points

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shanila.pheonix_ 1 year ago

this happens to me a LOT. sometimes, i forget i'm wearing them and i freak out about not finding them. lol

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#16

I can actually do certain things differently than I’ve been doing my whole life, and often the new way is better.

DWright_5 Report

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scag$y 1 year ago

Um, I think you just described 'learning'.

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#17

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online The Royal Family is named after Windsor Castle, not the other way around

Catastrophist89 , Diliff Report

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119points

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Fat Harry 1 year ago

Because their family name is German and we'd been at war with Germany twice in living memory, at the time.

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#18

That pets dies.

Of course you are aware of it as a pet owner from day 1; that our furry friends are not immortals. But it always hits you like lightning from a clear sky when it actually happens, especially when it happens too early.

Bqckground: Our family cat fell down in an old well and drowned... 😭
A stupid and tragic accident.

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118points

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sofacushionfort 1 year ago

Your pet turtle has come to this same conclusion about you

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#19

Cows only produce milk because they are mothers.

I mean, I genuinely just thought cows made milk all the time until not that long ago. They have to have babies and have a 9-month pregnancy just like humans. Then we take their milk from their babies :(

Saltyseabanshee Report

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115points

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Lil Miss Hobbit 1 year ago

Not enough people know this. But there are nice ways to do it. Our cow had a calf and we split the milk 50/50 with him. She will produce as much as is needed (up to around 4 gallons, I think), so he gets enough and it doesn't hurt either of them.

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#20

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online You do not have to make the entire box of pasta all at once

PM_Me_UrRightNipple , Engin Akyur Report

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114points

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Ross “Sarcastic Dad” 1 year ago

You're not my real dad. You can't tell me what to do.

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#21

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online Eminem calls himself Eminem because his name is Marshal Mathers

djskunkybeerz , eminem Report

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scag$y 1 year ago

His full name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III. So he calls himself 'Eminem' in order to keep focus on his music, rather than to pledge his allegiance to the chieftain and offer his sword to Scotland. Or it could be the two 'M's thing.

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#22

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online Pipe cleaners aren’t just for arts and crafts.

They’re also for cleaning pipes.

Im 35 and oh so ashamed of myself.

GozerDaGozerian , Justice Ender Report

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107points

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Timmy Pillinger 1 year ago

And you can get them from tabacconists

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#23

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online That Alucard from Castlevania just means Dracula backwards ..

Felt so dumb for not seeing the extremely obvious

dershmoo , netflix Report

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100points

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Asher Tye 1 year ago

And that is why the vampires can sneak amongst us so effectively. /jk

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#24

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online When getting an eye exam you are asked which looks better 1, or 2. If they are identical or too close to call, you have a 3rd option. The same. They never told me that.

No_Lecture9474 , Ksenia Chernaya Report

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89points

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LK 1 year ago

I've just had my eyes tested, and optometrists are keyed into the hesitation when answering this question. The greater the hesitation, they assume the harder it is for the person to decide. With one lens, I had to ask for clarification. It was better without, the first lens made dots sharper, but gave them a tail, the second wasn't as sharp, but they retained their shape. Instead of saying '1' or '2', I explained what I was seeing, and left it up to the optometrist to decide. :o)

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#25

I first realized only a couple of years ago that Elvis sings about the “whole cell block” in Jailhouse Rock, not the “wholesale block.”

I’d imagined there being a Costco and a Petsmart and a Super Cuts and an AT&T store and maybe a Jimmy John’s and all the people shopping there were doing the Jailhouse Rock.

It took me a solid 25 years of knowing that song to clue in.

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89points

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Elchinero 1 year ago

The girl with colitis goes by ...

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#26

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online That the phase “bottom of the hour” means 30 min past the hour because the hand is at the bottom of the clock.

Sasquatchboy16 , Old White Truck Report

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88points

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Cara 1 year ago

I’d never heard that phrase before, every day is a school day.

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#27

That the phrase ‘agree to disagree’ means agreeing to simply both disagree with eachother and end the argument, until yesterday I thought it meant the person who says it is agreeing with your point just to end the argument, meaning I thought I’d won every argument that people have said this in

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okpkpkp 1 year ago

nice try, lol.

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#28

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online A couple years ago I realized pickles were just pickled cucumbers. Not sure why, but I never realized this and always thought pickles were just pickles.

TsakalidisTzatziki , mariko Report

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85points

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Marla Singer 1 year ago

Wait until you hear about raisins and prunes.

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#29

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is referring to distance and not depth

Edit: Yeah, sorry I meant horizontally and not vertically…it’s all distance

xfadedxgloryx , Kellie Churchman Report

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82points

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Russell Bowman 1 year ago

Just for fun a league, from the Celts and adopted by Romans, was the distance a person could walk in about one hour.

36points

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#30

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online That the pilgrims from the American Thanksgiving were called pilgrims because they were on a pilgrimage of sorts.

It took me seeing a news report while I was in Portugal last November and I said to my wife "oh you use the same word for pilgrims and pilgrims like we do in English"

"Yes" she replied "because they were pilgrims on a pilgrimage"

RaggamuffinTW8 , Ayşenur Sağlam Report

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81points

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sofacushionfort 1 year ago

Hey I just realized that when the grizzly hunter tells Jeremiah Johnson “That’ll be far enough, pilgrim” Johnson has reached his goal of seeking a source of wisdom to live in the wilderness.

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#31

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online That boxer shorts are the style of shorts that boxers wear

CaptainDrunkBeard , Ben Schumin Report

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31points

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LizzieBoredom 1 year ago

What about briefs? Lawyers?

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#32

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online I played through nearly all of Fallout 4 (I didn’t buy the game until fairly recently) without realizing there’s a jump button. If I got trapped someplace, I just restarted from a previous save and complained about what kinda idiots didn’t make it so you can jump. But I’m the idiot.

TracksuitBear , Philip Terry Graham Report

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30points

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Kurichfield 1 year ago

how about that Fallout Boy there is measuring the size of the mushroom cloud with his thumb and not giving you a thumbs up...BOOMSHAKALAKA!

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#33

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online PetSmart is both Pet Smart and Pets Mart. It's a play on words!

Blueberry_Mancakes , Anthony92931 Report

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29points

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the boredest panda 1 year ago

i thought it was just pet-smart because in the logo the "pet" is red and the "smart" is blue

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#34

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online That The Beatles (the band) and the car/bug (beetle) was spelled different. This was *last week*.

I've always thought beetle (bug) was Beatle. I have no idea why now.

ServiceCall1986 , Shadman Samee Report

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25points

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Niall Mac Iomera 1 year ago

After buddy Holly and the crickets were out, they wanted a catchy name like that. They were gonna go for 'the beetles' but realised they could have a pun in there with 'the Beatles'. Cos music has a beat.

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#35

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online i realized that you have to act to fall asleep to literally fall asleep

Weird_Beautiful_1313 , Ivan Oboleninov Report

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25points

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scag$y 1 year ago

Is it just me that's constantly tired, then? I could fall asleep climbing over an electric barbed-wire fence. In fact, that's exactly why I stopped climbing over them. I fall asleep on the way around them now. Which is better. But still not ideal. But look at me wafflin-zzzzzz

26points

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#36

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online That the Houston Astros name comes from astronauts.

Witer1945 , Pixabay Report

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24points

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sofacushionfort 1 year ago

The Seattle Sonics were named after Boeing’s brief attempt at supersonic aircraft construction. Most ironically, soon after Los Angeles dismantled its red car public transportation system, it acquired the Dodgers; named after Brooklynites’ dodging out of the way of their street trolleys

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#37

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online I thought “baby fever” was an infection

matchaismylife3 , Grish Petrosyan Report

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24points

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Con O Cuinn 1 year ago

Closer to a parasite

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#38

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online That there is a typo on my email in my resume. Somehow it went unnoticed for 6+ months...

burtreynoldsthepope , Brian Rosner Report

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23points

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S Mi 1 year ago

Probably not entirely unnoticed by those reading it...

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#39

30 Times Folks Were Blind To The Obvious And Just Recently Realized What’s Up, As Shared Online The line in the bee gees song is "and you come to me on a summer breeze" and not "on a submarine"...

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22points

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The Dark Sun 1 year ago

whatever floats your boat ...

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#40

That coriander (I love) is cilantro (I hate)

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21points

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Stardust she/her 1 year ago (edited)

I hate coriander because it has a weird taste. Apparently it has to do with a recessive gene present in ~20% of the population

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#41

That basil leaves don't come from tomato plants. I've always seen basil-tomato on everything and I just assumed that they came from the same plant lol

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19points

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Marla Singer 1 year ago

Yikes, people need to learn a basic bit about how extremely common foodstuffs grow. Try it and see it for themselves.

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#42

That Men's Wearhouse is a pun.

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13points

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Fantastic Mr Fox 1 year ago

This one is super obvious. I bought two nice suits there I ever only used once for a job interview. They give good advice on shoes, shirt, tie and the suit is made to fit and all colors match. It’s correct what they advertise. You look great when they are done.

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#43

I'm working for a leisure nautical company where they call me "Newbie Anchor" - except, they don't, they refer to me as my predecessor's name: Bianca.

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11points

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Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago

So they were saying "New Bianca" and you were hearing "Newbie Anchor"? If I was your co-workers I would have played it off because that's more humiliating for them not you

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#44

The blue part is *not* land.

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6points

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Kat 1 year ago

Please explain that to Buster Bluth!!!

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What do you think ?

I suddenly feel like a genius.

16points

Uncle Pato 1 year ago

My girlfriend, when in our 30's, learned that the piece of furniture used to store clothing in your bedroom is called a "chest of drawers", not "Chester drawers."

Katie Lutesinger 1 year ago

Chester Drawers is actually the guy who works at the local organic food collective.

Catastrophisticate 1 year ago

If someone calls a couch a chesterfield, I could understand the confusion!

Jackie Lulu 1 year ago

Or in NJ, "ChestaDraws"

trollingergirl 1 year ago

That was fun to read.

7points

Bonesko 1 year ago

I didn't realize until I was in my thirties watching a show with the subtitles on, that the phrase is 'play it by ear' and not 'play it by year'. It makes so much sense now!

DBear 1 year ago

After listening to the song for years one day I realized that the Nazareth song "Hair of the Dog" was play on words. An "heir of the dog" is a son-of-a-b***h which is why they sing that in the chorus. Duh.

Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago

I have fought against using "they" as a third person singular pronoun when one means "he or she," then realized that we have been using the same pronouns and verb forms for singular and plural second person for centuries. "You are" can be directed at one person or many.

SadieCat17 1 year ago

Person 1: I saw this random person chasing me down the street yesterday. Person 2: Oh my god, did you know who they were?

Camilla Koutsos 1 year ago

I hope I only stop learning when I die.

ConstantlyJon 1 year ago

My mother, in her 70's, realized that the is no adjective in English called "donserly." She realized this when singing the US National Anthem and recognizing the phrase is "by the dawn's early light." Whoops.

Rodney McKay 1 year ago

I would not hire a single one of the OPs for my company, as we care about our reputation.

-3points

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