Things you never knew that when found out made you feel dumb

Rurouni_Kou

One I learnt a few years back that astounded me was that sweet mince pies (the kind you get at christmas) don't actually have meat in them. I always thought the idea of minced beef and fruit together was gross so never tried them...until I was told its actually 'sweet mince meat' which is basically fruit.
I also thought money laundering is where you accidently leave cash in clothes when you wash them...oh and that the black market was a market in Germany until my second year of university (shameful for a criminology graduate)

Wait, those pies are fruit and not meat?? *facepalm*

More info for you: Mincemeat usually DOES contain meat. It's a small amount but it's still in there.
From the Nonesuch Mincemeat nutrition label (because I made Mincemeat cookies and still have half a jar of it in my fridge): Water, Corn Syrup, Raisins, Dried Apples, Molasses, Corn Starch Modified, Distilled Vinegar, Dried Citrus Peel, Salt, Spices, _BEEF_ , Bitters, Fruit Pectin.

I need to make some more cookies.. mincemeat cookies are delicious!

kairisika

The time I wore new black jeans, and had grey-ish blue hands and arms all day long.
I was on Web MD aaalllll daaaay trying to figure out if I had circulation problems, and if I needed medical attention... Turns out it was the dye that transferred onto my arms. Figured that out at like 4:00pm that day. :grumble:

I did this. Only I had dark blue jeans. My hands were blue and from my symptoms my doctor thought I had some rare disease. Turns out I just needed to wash my hands and not dry them on my pants...whoops

I have blue climbing shoes made of dyed, unlined leather that even years later, leak blue dye onto my feet when I climb.
I find it funny to take off my shoes in front of a new climbing buddy and say "hm, I think my shoes might be a little tight..." and wait for the response.

kairisika

That all the continents were once one large land mass! I know I know...you can TELL just by looking at a map.

If I'm right it is Pangaea. Learned this from Kim Possible who says cartoon can't be educational.

Pangaea most recently, and they had before been another one big land mass in a different configuration beforehand known as Rodinia.

kairisika

Also, a conversation I had when setting up my portable clothes dryer's vent hose to a window-insert so it'd vent outside:
me: "Ugh, this [vent hose] isn't staying on right. Do you have tape or something? They should make stuff for this..."
friend: "They do. It's called duct tape."
me: *facepalm*

Don't worry, you're still one up on your friend - duct tape actually isn't any good for ducts.

slkehl

That the term cracker for a white person refers to cracking a whip, not the food

CandiceScott69

Bump

nickyfm

Up until i was 5 pr 6, I used to think marriage was what made a woman pregnant. As in the actual ceremony. Awkwardddd

Hadabetter

that wtg means way to go...i always thought it was a different version for wth or wtf

Say it aint so bluecranonz!

KimLovesDon

When I first move to the south, someone said something about a bushhog. I thought it was an actual animal!

Micahroni84

Not about me, but my daughter threw away her Blow Pop yesterday because it had gum in it! LOL

That is so cute!

mdyorston

just foundout how easy it is to replace the bulb in my headlight....bee driving around for 2 weeks waiting fro someone else to do it lol

Gr8ChangesAhead

That girls can get pregnant up to three years before they actually start their menses. Learned that in history class in college.

notabiggirl35

That my kids can be right sometimes...sssshhhh don't tell them I said that.:noway:

Stacimfit

That they call it a window Payne because watching some one leave through the window is pain..

Geeky_Girl

I use to say 'second whim' instead of 'second wind'. I think I got this right.
I used to say 'out of the frying pan and into the fryer' no one ever corrected me, so now I just say it fast so no one notices.

Also I still don't now what NSV means on this website, enlighten me.

At work I have some friends that use idioms incorrectly or use different words in places for example.
Coming in thick and thin
So many hoops you have to go over
A problem halted is a problem solved
Rise to your level
Push comes to the shove.
Feel free to add some more they make me laugh.

And here's a free fact for you today
An octopus has 3 hearts

Have a good day all
Ben :-)

NSV=non scale victory (eg wearing a smaller size pant, etc.)

I always thought people were saying "old wise tails" not "old wive's tails". Only discovered that when I was about 25

phyllistheresa

That Jodie Foster was gay....love her...but seriously was I the only one who didn't know this?

Richie2shoes

Not me, but my kids. When Neil Diamond's song was out, they sang "Reverend Bluejeans" instead of "forever in bluejeans". Still makes me laugh every time I think of it. ha ha

It's not Reverend Bluejeans? Dang. This.

kristina_m92

Lol, that corn bread was on corn dogs...

littledoll89

When I was 20, I went to California alone, and the people I stayed with told me I could have gone to Mexico if I had my birth certificate; Up until that exact moment, I had NO idea that Mexico was actually connected to California. I got a "It's OK, you're pretty" badge that will last the rest of my life. :embarassed:

StampingJen

"That "schnapps" and "cognac" were actually the names of different kinds of BOOZE - - not just the names of my pet dogs when i was little "

We had a miniature german schnauzer named Schnapps too!