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Things you really should have known sooner...

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TheDodgyEnd · 10/10/2017 12:50

I’ve just learned that Casablanca is not in South America at all and is, in fact in Morocco! Who knew 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️
Anyone else got any tidbits they learned far too late in life?

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BulletFox · 10/10/2017 17:36

About everything? Confused

CakeyHoohaa · 10/10/2017 17:33

That Portsmouth is an Island. Since when?!

DaisyRaine90 · 10/10/2017 17:32

How to use an iron Shock

MrsJayy · 10/10/2017 17:31

Capers are their own thing I thought they were peppercorns

WristBitch · 10/10/2017 17:30

MrsJay you are correct I just googled and then suddenly realised I did know that 🤦🏼‍♀️

WristBitch · 10/10/2017 17:28

test

fucking iOS 11 and auto punctuation

MrsJayy · 10/10/2017 17:28

You are thinking of anchovies capers are not green peppercorns either 😕

WristBitch · 10/10/2017 17:26

Where’s my struck out thing gone!!!! Why’s is it now working help

WristBitch · 10/10/2017 17:24

Erm I thought capers were tiny Fish —off to google what are capers—

RandomUsernameHere · 10/10/2017 17:18

Until recently I thought penguin was pronounced PINGuin. Still don't quite believe it.

TheQueenOfWands · 10/10/2017 17:14

I didn't know Casablanca was a real place until recently.

Thought it was just for the film. Like Narnia or Westeros.

MrsJayy · 10/10/2017 17:09

I also didn't knowtill today that cape verde was in Africa ithought it was an island off the south of France Blush

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TheDodgyEnd · 10/10/2017 17:06

Also my sister only realised when she called my grandma worthless that it’s not the same thing as priceless!

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TheDodgyEnd · 10/10/2017 17:05

@StrongerThanIThought76 I only learned this much later than I should have!!!

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StrongerThanIThought76 · 10/10/2017 16:59

I taught a class of 12/13 year olds last week. Half of them genuinely didn't realise that ducks can fly (having only mostly seen them swimming or waddling about pecking for bread I suppose?!)

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TheDodgyEnd · 10/10/2017 16:22

I’m enjoying these they make me feel less silly. I’m sure I have plenty more - I did know someone who thought Iraq was somewhere between Birmingham and Wales Confused

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quencher · 10/10/2017 16:13

If you had asked me to describe MS, I would tell you what it was.
If you had asked me to describe multiple sclerosis, I would have done the same.
However, what I didn't know was they are the same thing.
I only found out in June of this year, when someone was talking about it and using the name interchangeably. I am still shocked.

For some reason, I have always thought Multiple sclerosis was worse than MS. Mind boggles.

notarehearsal · 10/10/2017 16:02

AnnaBay I'd never heard of it until about ten years ago when unaccompanied children started seeking asylum here. Not a good place to live according to many of the children

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 10/10/2017 15:45

That there is a connection between Paisley the Scottish town, and Paisley pattern fabric.

What makes this worse is that I live near Paisley, and had lived here for several years before this particular penny dropped. Blush

EdmundCleverClogs · 10/10/2017 15:43

Border obviously...

EdmundCleverClogs · 10/10/2017 15:42

AnnaBay, ah you should watch more Pointless!

I've also recently learned that Azerbaijan was part of the Soviet Union. I didn't even realise it had a boarder with Russia...

AnnaBay · 10/10/2017 15:36

I only heard of the country Eritrea a few months ago.
I was helping DD with a project for school on flags of the world and came across it then.
They appear to keep themselves to themselves don't they? Don't hear much about Eritrea anywhere. I've never met anyone from Eritrea or heard of anyone from Eritrea either in real life or famous person/sports person etc.
Completely bypassed me that one.

EdmundCleverClogs · 10/10/2017 15:31

IDoLikeARainbow I know that now, I always thought they were next to the hips/pelvis area Blush.

AlbusPercival · 10/10/2017 15:31

The last post - as in posting, position, not as in mail Blush

IDoLikeARainbow · 10/10/2017 15:29

@EdmundCleverClogs your kidneys are under your ribs but at the back by your spine.

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