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

swordsmith
swordsmith Posts: 599 Member
edited January 10 in Chit-Chat
For me - no idea until a few years ago that your garden variety pickles are just cucumbers (pickled of course)
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  • DrBroPHD
    DrBroPHD Posts: 245 Member
    Slugs (the bullets that been fired) are called slugs because they shell is gone
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    When I realized that the same melody was used for Twinkle Twinkle, ABCs, and Baa Baa Black Sheep.

    I'm still upset about this.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    When I realized that the same melody was used for Twinkle Twinkle, ABCs, and Baa Baa Black Sheep.

    I'm still upset about this.

    Awe, SON.OF.A . . . . MAN!!!! ^^^^ That right there totally trumped what I was going to post. I feel like an *kitten*.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Slugs (the bullets that been fired) are called slugs because they shell is gone

    I just learned this.... just now. And I feel dumb for not having known that.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
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    When I realized that there is a recipe for light and dark brown sugar. For light it's granulated sugar and molasses, for dark it's granulated sugar and more molasses.
  • BamBam125
    BamBam125 Posts: 229 Member
    When I realized that the same melody was used for Twinkle Twinkle, ABCs, and Baa Baa Black Sheep.

    I'm still upset about this.

    Awe, SON.OF.A . . . . MAN!!!! ^^^^ That right there totally trumped what I was going to post. I feel like an *kitten*.

    On a related note: Have you ever seen the "Pachelbell Rant" Youtube video? Same idea but really funny...
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    But, I WILL be growing jalapenos in my garden this year!
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    I :heart: you
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    That my husband IS right sometimes :laugh: :tongue:
  • vjohn04
    vjohn04 Posts: 2,276 Member
    Well crap. I killed yet another thread.
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Slugs (the bullets that been fired) are called slugs because they shell is gone

    That makes...so much sense.
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