21.
My mom used to make my sisters and I “belly-buttons” for dinner. I was 27 when I realized that they were actually tortellini, but she knew we were dumb kids and would refuse something named so strange even though they were delicious.
22.
Thought that raw hazelnuts don’t taste good, because they give this weird tingle in your mouth. Found out I had a nut allergy when it suddenly turned from “tingle” to “anaphylaxis” and I ended up in hospital for eating nut chocolate
23.
Raincoats typically have bright colours so you’re easier to spot during heavy rain, not because raincoat designers have bad taste
24.
A screensaver has a purpose and it literally saves your screen from an image being burned into it. I’m 37
25.
I live in a part of Chicago called Greektown for 8 years and never realized the blue and white Christmas lights were meant to represent the colors on their flag. It just dawned on me today.
26.
For the longest time, I always thought Prima Donna was Pre-Madonna
27.
I always thought “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too” was a weird saying because why wouldn’t I be able to eat my freaking slice of cake? It’s my cake.
Nobody was telling me that I can’t have my cake. Turns out they mean you can’t eat the cake while also still retaining it. Once it is eaten, it is gone. An idiom I did not understand until this year. I am 27.
28.
Oh you want a freaking doozy? For YEARS, I did not realize it was Mike Myers playing both Austin Powers AND Dr Evil. I don’t know how I missed it, but it never twigged that it was the same actor. Felt like a right royal twat when that was pointed out to me!
29.
The mommy in that Christmas song wasn’t cheating with Santa but instead, it’s the dad dressed in a Santa Claus costume. That’s why ‘I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
30.
The song “it’s getting hot in here” isn’t actually talking about here temperature
I felt very, very stupid
