25 Things People Learned Embarrassing Late in Life

1.

“My wife and I were discussing Thanksgiving plans one year. She said ‘Thanksgiving’s on a Thursday this year.’ We were both in our early 30s and had lived in the US all our lives.” - u/Guac__is__extra__

2.

“When I was a kid, I thought that Martha’s Vineyard was Martha Stewart’s home and that 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.” - u/Current_Can8134

3.

“The black market isn’t an actual market.” - u/smol_boi-_-

4.

“The light in the fridge turns off when you shut the door.“ - u/Costner_Facts

5.

“I had to discover that pickles are cucumbers by reading it on Reddit.” - u/rawker86

6.

“Decaf is, well, decaffeinated. I’d just thought it was a flavor of coffee.” - u/MartyMcFlybe

7.

“Every show’s first episode is called the ‘pilot’ episode. It’s not just a crazy coincidence for every show I watched.” - u/westrxles21

8.

“The saying is ‘nip it in the bud,’ NOT ‘nip it in the butt.’” - u/Designer_Ant8543

9.

“My childhood hamster did not, in fact, run away.” - u/kifflington

10.

“The saying is ‘kit and caboodle’ and not ‘kitten caboodle.’ Until I found out the real saying, I always pictured a big basket filled with kittens.” - u/Guac__is__extra__

11.

“K-9 stands for canine. Took me 29 years.” - u/flaaaden

12.

“Took me 22 years to realize that the word ‘sayonara’ is Japanese and not Spanish.” - u/highhiloona

13.

“I thought that ponies were baby horses ‘til I was like 24.” - u/RBXXIII

14.

“You were ACTUALLY SUPPOSED to see leaves when looking at trees. I learned this after my first pair of glasses.” - u/SymphonyNight11037

15.

“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.” - u/KrispyDangus

16.

“Rocky Balboa was not a real person. Think I was 17 or so when I found out he was a fictional character.” - u/CrabPplCrabPpl

17.

“The rapper Flo Rida is from Florida.” - u/tonybenwhite

18.

“When I was younger, I thought ‘feat’ was a very popular rapper – i.e., “Eminem feat 50 Cent,” etc. I was like, “damn, this ‘feat’ guy appears in a lot of songs.” - u/fr0896

19.

“The actor who plays Jason Gideon on Criminal Minds is also Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride” - u/Ratchel1916

20.

“Hermione from the Harry Potter books is NOT pronounced ‘Her-me-own-e.’ My inner dialogue didn’t realize this until the movies came out.” - u/blzac33

21.

“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.” - u/TheNameless00

22.

“The difference between ‘who’s’ and ‘whose.’” - u/Cariboudjan

23.

“For the longest time I thought the saying was ‘for all intensive purposes’ instead of ‘for all intents and purposes.’” - u/SilverEncanis13

24.

“It’s ‘wheelbarrow,’ not ‘wheel barrel’ . . . I will never forgive myself.” - u/Glance_Dodger

25.

“Lindsay Lohan didn’t have a far less successful twin.” - u/Kunkyskunts