What random nugget of information were you completely unaware of before you discovered mumsnet?

[777holyandsinless]

I’ll start

it being a commonly held idea that itv is uncouth and bbc is the classy alternative

That using 'paddy' to describe a tantrum is offensive.

That some people live extraordinarily sheltered lives - all the threads where people claim never to have met ANYONE who would think/feel/do xyz. And all the claims 'only on Mumsnet'. It's very rare that I come across a view/idea/way of life on here that I've NEVER encountered in real life.

I DO love this one, although I didn't find it on MN.

Ooh I haven’t heard of this I’ll need to check it out

That some people view dogs as equal to humans (I've been on threads where people would rescue a dog before a baby from a burning building and thought that was ok). And that any thread that talks about some form of dog control (on or off lead, jumping up, poo, biting) will kick off.

And yes. Loo brushes. Frequency of sheet/towel washing. Baby names. And loo brushes. Wtf.

What would I call what? Myself? Probably middle or working class

I had no idea people wore pants in bed until reading some of the threads on here. Honestly no one in my family did and no one I've ever slept with has. Not wishing to start any debate, I just remember my surprise.

Didn't realise how hard teachers have to work these days. Completely get it now and very grateful to them for what they do.

Didn't realise there were so many other people who had difficult/estranged relationships with their parents (for no real reason).

Once the washing machine cycle has finished, do a rinse and spin!

penguin bollards

Yes. I remember reading a comment from a teacher who miscarried after a student attacked her and she was expected to sit in a meeting with him about his feelings a week later

Penis beakers exist

That no one seems to know the difference between
LOOSE and LOSE.

See also…

ADVICE and ADVISE.

Please don’t send me to Pedants Corner!

And TOO and TO.

Bear and bare

Why’s Cetaphil so good? I don’t really use anything specific but happy to be enlightened!

doctoramirkhan on intstagram’s shared some really interesting menopause symptoms. I now know my shit hearing isn’t my imagination!

Please share!

I’m almost wishing I could get bitten now, to try this 😂

That you can claim UC at 16 while still at college if you are disabled. Which is a godsend as “full time” education is not full time.

It is only since they changed the shape of the Oxo cube to an X-shape inside the wrapper (less in the way of ingredients but charging you the same) that you have been able to do this. Previously they were a solid cube and if you'd tried to squeeze them, the foil would have just split. I still do it the old-fashioned way.

@777holyandsinless just found out that I'm working class!

The perils of hot water bottle usage.

That bleeding after you start HRT (after the menopause) is only supposed to last 2-3 months… I wasn’t aware (the doctor had said ‘you might get some bleeding’, but I didn’t know it wasn’t supposed to be permanent). So thank you, ladies of mumsnet - I reported bleeding (8-9 months of it) to GP, so got referred for tests to check all ok (which it was, thankfully - but so easily might not have been…)

Hot water bottles are EXTREMELY dangerous. A&E now!
Im actually very careful with them.

Oh and I had no idea uv lamps and gel nails were so bad.

OXO cubes are so last season…..🤣🤣🤷🏼‍♀️

It’s scarily accurate….

I didn’t know that I would become invisible when my hair turned silver & I was in my senior years,

That a lot of people are absolutely filthy.

They barely change their bedding, use towels for weeks and their idea of cleaning is wiping with some anti bac spray once in a blue moon.

Don't get me started on pet bowls in the dishwasher.