Ridiculous things you've only recently realised you've been wrong about your entire life

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I genuinely thought if you pulled the reverse cord on ceiling fans, it would circulate warm air.

My friend thought the yellow average speed cameras on motorways were there to look for missing children.

I had another recent revelation but I can't remember it now

I still think Suriname should be in Africa. It's in South America.
But I found that out when I was a teenager.

Oh yes, Centre Parcs.. I thought that was all under the big dome until a few years ago. I blame the adverts.

I do know that France is below us and not next to us (in the UK), but my brain somehow doesn't like that idea.

I thought 'reading the riot act' was reading an emotive legal document.

Potpourri - it's not pronounced as it's spelt!

It's attached to Spain? Never! How long has it been there? Didn't it used to be an island and somehow got moved? I can think of now other reason why it's suddenly attached to Spain!

Where's Malta then?

Thought of another one.....

Until I was about 10, when the World Wars were described, I imagined people all over the world out in the street having sword fights/fisticuffs etc with their neighbour's. I feel the title 'World War' is a little misleading. It wasn't until it was explained that I realised and I must admit it made a bit more sense.

Also, I thought that ponies were baby horses. Another word for foals I guess

That headbangers (the heavy metal kind) don't actually bang their heads against walls.

It's slightly more understandable now.

"I too thought that weasels were huge. I thought they were the size of a badger."
Weasels, badgers, ferrets, stoats, etc. are all very closely related. Sometimes they're referred to as part of the "weasel family" which is probably part of what confuses people. The largest member of the family is the wolverine, they can be something like 50 pounds. Skunks and otters are also related.

Also, tuna are fracking HUGE.

" (I still have no idea why the moon actually does appear orange at times. Any thoughts?)."
It's light refracting through pollution (either natural or manmade.) in the atmosphere.

I had no idea for ages that Great Britain and Ireland are so far north. I thought they were on a parallel with New York or Massachusetts, not Newfoundland and Labrador.

I'm stunned at the lack of knowledge over Gibraltor! It's a Brittish Overseas Terrority in Europe. Haven't you heard of the Gibraltor apes
They are quite cure but you wouldn't want to cross them!!

Isn't it Gibraltar not Gibraltor?

It's Gibraltar

Thanks Lweji. I thought it was me not knowing something for minute.

Didn't it used to be an island and somehow got moved?

No.

Are you thinking of these? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar_Islands

Malta is indeed an island and south of the Island of Sicily.

Google Maps is your friend.

I have been to Gibraltar. It was meh. Had an M&S though.

I thought dragons were extinct.

Back in the early 90's when This Morning was on the telly, they did the weather from the little mock Britain outside floating in the water. I thought that was the country Wales. I was incredibly confused as to why it was a country as it was so tiny and no-one could possibly live there.

Up until last week I thought asbestos was a man made product. Had no idea it was naturally occurring and mined....

Bugger. Was reading this thread in full smug mode until you said asbestos isn't a man made material. Every day a school day and all that!

Asbestos mines? I'm wearing out Google.

Ok, from this thread I have learned that

1. some penguins live near the equator
2. that asbestos is s naturally occurring product.

It was only last year I learned sex dolls for women were actually used for sexual purposes.

I thought they were s novelty item for larking about on hen nights!

Blue do you actually mean "sex dolls for women" or women sex dolls?

I do know that there are several types, even if I didn't know about asbestos mines.

To be exact, I thought the female was huge and the male tiny. I'd even swear I've seen one in a museum

The female IS huge in relation to the male. Some become attached to the female and become little else than sperm sacks.

Artic lorries come from articulated lorries, which are huge and have to bend around corners.