Your “how did I not realise that” moments.

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I am getting too involved in the corona virus threads so wanted to start something lighthearted!

Went to visit DSis recently. She bought a wine box. I have bought the odd one in the past and once the little tap stopped producing wine just threw it out. I did not realise that there is nearly a whole bottle of wine left in the bag at that point! I felt really stupid but now view it as “free” wine given I would have thrown it away!

What silly things didn’t you realise until someone pointed it out to you?

@Fairnotfair apparently she was nearly named Mary Hinge.

I remember being really surprised when I found out Colombia was a real place. For years I though it was fictional ... like Narnia....

I'll get my coat....

@BalloonSlayer

I only realised recently that mini cheddars are in fact small versions of cheddar biscuits

I went to a market research event years ago on mini cheddars- discussing new flavours, shapes etc.

One idea was 'mini cheddars MAX'. By the laws of algebra, they're just Cheddars, aren't they?

Will.i.am is called William

I've only recently realised that when they say 'Ayes to the right' and 'Noes to the left' in Parliament that it's not actually 'Eyes to the right' and 'Nose to the left' and they don't move their eyes or noses to vote :)

The piggy did go shopping as he went home at the end!

@Absolutepowercorrupts Oh my gosh. I thought the little piggy trotted off with his shopping basket! I cannot believe it has taken me this long to hear this. (I’m middle aged).

I'm sorry to disappoint but 'chicken and lettuce under bacon' is a backronym. Club sandwiches are so called because they originated in a club (the exact club is a matter of debate).

You were probably taught a lot of stuff you've forgotten, you would certainly have been taught that!

Nope. There are a lot of tips and tricks you can do to make maths easier and I know them all. I’d certainly remember this one. I’ve spoken to dozens of people to tell them this and with exception of my husband, not a single person knew it. That’s teachers, doctors, many who use maths for a living. Add to that Professors Alice Roberts and Jim Al-khalili didn’t know it. I’m guessing it isn’t widely taught.

I was an adult, over 40, before I realised why as a child watching The Generation Game with my parents they laughed when Larry Grayson referred to his friend Everard.
I just assumed it was a funny name.

Only just found out that green, red, orange and yellow peppers are not separate peppers but are at different stages of ripeness!

Also that slang means shortened language. I'm in my 50's!

They might have a ring pull nowadays, but before they were a thing, the reason there was a key is because tin openers can’t go round corners. That doesn’t explain why it was in a rectangular tin though
I've never seen a ring-pull corned beef tin, but I assumed it was because the beef was produced for Army troops, who probably wouldn't have had tin openers handy.

@ALemonyPea what? Is this true? Where do you get this fact from? Is that why the chicken crossing the road is a joke?

A lot here I didn’t know.

Mardi Gras = Shrove Tuesday
Literal translation-Fat Tuesday (ie; using up the fat before Lent)

The 'club' in club sandwich is not an acronym for 'chicken and lettuce under bacon' or for anything else. Club sandwiches are so called because they were first made in a club. ... That club does itself claim to be the originator of the sandwich.

From Google. Shouldn't believe everything you read people.

Another one who thought it was Stupid Bastard eX Husband

When the chicken crossed the road to get to the other side, it's not the other side of the road, but heaven (it dies crossing the road)

WHAT!!!!?

I'm so pleased I'm not the only one with STBXH 😂

The chicken crossed the road to get to the other side of the road. The joke is the lack of a joke.

A few years ago, people started saying that it was a joke about chicken suicide. It isn't, but if you want to read it that way, go ahead.

Also, not all peppers are the same. Some green peppers ripen to red, some to yellow etc.

That there is a tray at the bottom of the toaster where all of the crumbs go & apparently it needs changing every now and then. News to me!

I believed that your belly button was formed by the doctor knotting the umbilical cord, and if they didn't tie it well you ended up with an outie. I knew the cord was cut, but I thought it was tied after. Confessed this to my mum recently and had to explain that I only figured out I was wrong when no one knotted my daughter's cord (I was 40)...

Not me, but a family member is diabetic, but tells everyone she is diet betic. At first I thought it was just because she couldnt spell very well, then I realised she actually says it like that. God knows what they think of her is the diabetes clinic.

When people say they have nc'd on mn, I always think they've gone non contact with someone, not that they have name changed.

"Oh my gosh. I thought the little piggy trotted off with his shopping basket! I cannot believe it has taken me this long to hear this. (I’m middle aged)."
Confused. Isnt it.. this little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed at home, this little piggy had roast beef, this little piggy had none and...this little piggy went weeer weeeeeee all the way home?