LOOK, ALL OF us – at some point – have been a little late to the game when it comes to certain aspects of human biology.

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It takes time to get your head around the ins and outs of the human body – wondrous as it is – and that’s before you ever bring the reproductive system into it.

But between sex education (if you were fortunate enough to be provided with some), five years of biology classes, endless conversations with your mates and tidbits you picked up along the way, we’d have thought it’d be safe to say most of us have a fairly good grasp of the whole thing.

And then Twitter user, Fabuticaba, threw a spanner in the works by announcing that a recent date had shed considerable light on the lack of knowledge some people have when it came to the female body.

Just went on a date with a guy that thought periods lasted a month.

He's 28.

— Fabuticaba (@wahweepop) September 1, 2018

And naturally that got the ball rolling, with the world and his wife contributing to the conversation.

Whether male or female, we all have some learning to do, it seems.

Here are just some of our favourite revelations born of Fabuticaba’s tweet.

I found out about halfway through a two and half year relationship that my boyfriend thought that I couldn’t pee when I had a tampon in because “doesn’t it all come out the same hole?” He was 21/22 at the time.

— Brittany “why am I still on this site” Lauren (@BrittanyLauren5) September 2, 2018

I've known WOMEN who didn't know that! A friend in high school thought you had to change tampons every time you went to the bathroom. It came up because she was complaining about going through boxes so fast. 😵🤐😨

— Kate (@Kategivesup) September 3, 2018

My ex-husband honestly believed that women had fewer ribs than men until he was in his early twenties.

— Al the Funky Homosapien (@Apresto9997) September 2, 2018

Fear not; my mom and I had to explain this to my father a while ago. He’s turning 60 this year.

“Can you swim?”
“I had my period three weeks ago.”
“Do you still have it?”

— Sharisse Zeroonian (@SharisseNaomiZ) September 2, 2018

I once had to inform a mid-20s cisman that he was circumcised. He thought he hadn't been. 🤯

— ~~ wombat ~~ (@WhimsyWombat) September 2, 2018

I knew someone once who thought a pregnant woman could get pregnant whilst pregnant so essentially she could be carrying several children in different states of development. He is married now with children, I wonder if he realises his error?

— March Payne (@March_Payne) September 2, 2018

Sometimes it is bad education too. I had a teacher that taught us that pubic hair included armpit and chest hair . . . . .

— Matt Canning (@Mcfonz) September 2, 2018

I’m 26 years old, and I’m still not sure where a girl pees from.

— NotKoeWetzel (@NotKoeWetzel) September 2, 2018

I once heard a boy say that women still had periods when they were pregnant, and that women could only get their periods at the very beginning or end of the month, never in the middle.

— Miskatonic Grad Student (@suzABXY) September 3, 2018

my ex boyfriend thought they lasted a day he’s in medical school now lol

— holly back qirl (@holly_back89) September 3, 2018

one time a guy asked me if i was going through menopause, after i said i was PMSing... AT AGE NINETEEN

— аня (@yea_anya) September 2, 2018

I dated a guy that thought you could leave a tampon in for a week.

— Rhonda (@Rhomba) September 3, 2018

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