36 Things It Took People an Embarrassingly Long Time to Figure Out

‘How to use a staple remover’
36 Things It Took People an Embarrassingly Long Time to Figure Out

We’ve all experienced a much-delayed “Eureka!” moment, and in most cases, it’s a “better-late-than-never” type of situation. Take, for example, the guy who didn’t learn how to properly use a staple remover until he was in his 40s. Unless he was working as Head Staple Remover at the Staple Remover Factory, this is a mostly inconsequential shortcoming, but it’s great that he finally did arrive at a method that didn’t involve ripping out entire chunks of paper. 

There are more important discoveries, too — like the guy who was sitting on the full rim of the toilet for most of his life instead of lowering the seat. 

To that end, Redditors have revealed the little things in life that it took them an embarrassingly long time to figure out, and you’ll likely never forget the guy who thought the pronunciation of “lettuce” was Italian. Bless him.

dramboxf . Зу ago I was 50ish when I realized that the little piggy that goes to market wasn't going fuckin' shopping. 5.7K ...
clean_da_erf . 3y ago That the state Montana is literally the word 'mountains' in Spanish. Didn't realize until I was physically in Montana, staring up at some mountains, and thought 'wow! Mountains are so pretty! Montañas... Montanas... montana, oh.' 11K ...
BuildMeUp1990 . 3y ago You can't have your cake and eat it doesn't mean you can't obtain your cake then eat it; it means you can't still possess your cake after having eaten it. 12K ...
LSU2007 3y ago When I was a kid back in the early 90's I was obsessed with WWF wrestling. It didn't hit me until years later that The Undertaker's managers name, Paul Bearer, wasn't his real name. 16K ...
smol_boi-_- . 3y ago The black market isn't an actual market. 7.5K ...
Noseatbeltnoairbag . 3y ago I was probably 20 or so when I realized that cold water in a home is not free. I grew up thinking somehow, that you only had to pay for hot water. 1.4K ...
xxjasper012 3y ago I was like 17 before I realized I didn't have to get in the shower and then turn on the water and get blasted with cold water. I can turn it on before I get in and just wait a second -_- 2.4K ...
MGrooms94 3y ago I didnt realize until my late teens/early 20s that chemical castration means taking pills which render you infertile, not necessarily dipping someone's balls in a vat of acid. Yea this one is pretty embarrassing. 8.5K ...
highhiloona . 3y ago Took me 22 years to realize that the word sayonara is Japanese and not Spanish 4.9K ...
Current_Can8134 e 3y ago When I was a kid I thought that Martha's Vineyard was Martha Stewart's home and celebrities were always going there because she likes to throw parties. I was maybe in my 20s before I found out that wasn't true. 600 ...
westrxles21 . 3y ago that every show's first episode is called the pilot episode, and it's not just a crazy coincidence for every show i watched 2K ...
axolotl_1994 3y ago How ring binders work. I thought you had to take out all the pages to add a new page to the back of the binder, which annoyed me in school because it could take a while having to realign all the pages to fit the holes in the binder. I was about 22 when I worked in a bookstore and my coworker saw me take all the pages out, after which she showed me how it actually works. I will never forget the look of disbelief on her face. 4.1K ...
TheGodfearingLegend . 3y ago That chickens always lay eggs without needing to mate with a rooster 19K ...
waitingforausername . 3y ago Women need more that 12 tampons a year to cover their periods 719 ...
Realitycheck-4u 3y ago That the trough in a porta potty is for the guy to pee in. I said to my dad one day, how are you supposed to wash your hands in that sink with no water? Не stood there is shocked disbelief as he explained to me that is where YOU are to pee. I was probably around 18 when this happened. 8.7K ...
TheNameless00 . 3y ago That a bar exam is a law thing and not related to running a pub/bar or serving alcohol. I just found that out last month 1.7K ...
thewhyofpi . 3y ago . Edited 3y ago For about 2 years I thought FTW meant F*ck the what
flaaaden . 3y ago K-9 stands for canine.. took me 29 years. 3K ...
UnstuckTimePilgrim e 3y ago That you can just twist your deodorant a few clicks to get the little clear plastic safety lid off, instead of clawing and pulling at it till your fingers are raw. 4.8K ...
 e 3y ago The microwave oven doesn't have to be running for the Add 30 seconds button to work. 5.1K ...
fr0896 в 3y ago When I was younger I thought 'feat' was a very popular rapper. ie Eminem feat 50 cent etc.. I was like damn this feat guy appears in alot of songs.. 19K ...
yllastocs . 3y ago i irealised a few years ago that cows don't just naturally produce milk, they have to be pregnant/have a calf to produce it. which is embarrassingly late to figure out 16K ...
slider728 3y ago How to use a staple remover. Until I was was in my 40s, I'd just use the staple remover to bite the long side of a staple and kind of tear it back through the paper.
droidarmy99 . 3y ago That breakfast actually means breaking the fast. 10K ...
S DryPencil_BluntPen . 3y ago That the 'Teletubbies' literally had tele- tubby's, as in their stomachs were TVs. Figured this out at university. 7.5K ...
Mk38 3y ago There's a Garfield comic from 1983 where Garfield says that he hates designer sweaters. Then he lifts an arm and says, The lizard chewed a hole in the armpit. It took me until about 2017 to realize that he is referring to the Lacoste crocodile. I have spent basically my entire life referring to every hole that forms in a piece of clothing as being caused by the lizard but without actually getting the joke. I thought it was just the surreal, absurdist humor that Garfield is known for. 9.2K ...
decanderus 3y ago I posted this before, but I had no clue that when you got your tires rotated they actually moved the tires from one spot to another. I just thought they revved them really fast to see if they were wobbly. 5K ...
rawker86 . 3y ago I didn't figure it out. I had to discover that pickles are cucumbers by reading it on reddit. 2.3K ...
 3y ago That lambs were the same species as sheep. 5.9K ...
CrabPplCrabPpl . 3y ago Rocky Balboa was not a real person. Think I was 17 or so when I found out he was a fictional character. 2.5K ...
Guac_is_extra_ 3y ago That the saying is kit and caboodle and not kitten caboodle. Until I found out the real saying, I always pictures a big basket filled with kittens. 2.5K ...
 0 3y ago that the word lettuce wasn't pronounced leh-tü-cheh. i'm glad i never had to say it out loud before learning the correct pronunciation. i thought it was italian... 943 ...
spacepunk17 . 3y ago . Edited 3y ago In lady and the tramp the humans are called Jim dear and darling. I was in my 30s before I realized that wasn't their actual names, it was what lady heard them calling each other.
MollyXDanger502 . 3y ago . Edited 3y ago Before my cataract surgery I thought Hellboy wore aviator goggles. Post surgery I saw they were remnants of his horns. 22K ...
 . 3y ago . Edited 3y ago The toilet seat should be down to make pooping more comfortable. My whole life, I just thought it was for people who were too small to sit on the full rim of the toilet, so that's why I never used it. But hey. At least I poop more comfortably now.
textbookdust . 3y ago Found out too late that oral sex wasn't just talking dirty 2.5K ...

Tags:

Scroll down for the next article
Forgot Password?