EVERYDAY’S A SCHOOL day; that’s the long and fecking short of it.
But there are some learning curves you’ll remember for all the wrong reasons, and that’s because there’s a high chance you’ve been in the dark for a really, really long time.
Or worse, had the entire thing arseways all along.
Don’t worry though; we’ve all had those revelatory moments when you realise your life has been a lie.
Whether it’s song lyrics, general knowledge or the pronunciation of a word, Twitter is here to remind you that no matter how obvious it might have seemed to everyone else, you probably weren’t alone in your ignorance.
Name something obvious to most people that you didn’t figure out until recently.
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) May 20, 2018
Me: The little arrow next to the gas icon on a car dashboard tells you what side the tank is on.
In a thread entitled Life Hacks for Dummies, you’re among friends – friends of questionable intellect, but friends none the less.
So, let’s get stuck right in.
1. Look, she’s never really thought about it before.
That the ‘st’, ‘nd’, ‘rd’, ‘th’ that we put after 1, 2, 3, 4, etc is from first, second, third, fourth. I mean, it’s obvious now that I’ve thought about it, I just had never though about it before.
— Shannon Burton (@smltheppl) May 20, 2018
2. How often does anyone use it anyway?
It was very recent history that I learned that banal was pronounced more like canal as opposed to, well, anal.
— Nick | Could've fit two on the door, Rose (@fools_n_kings) May 21, 2018
Luckily I've had maybe three occasions in my life I've ever had to utter that word.
3. Look, it left a lot of us shook, to be fair.
The division symbol ÷ represents a fraction with dots for the numerator & denominator
— ℹ️Ⓜ️🍑 🇺🇸🅱️L🅾️TUS (@Moonsea63) May 21, 2018
4. Excuse us?
It’s actually “Hard as hail” NOT “hard as hell”
— Nate Buckley (@nate_buckley) May 20, 2018
5. Hard liquer… and soft drinks.
Soft drinks are called that because they’re non-alcoholic.
— Chelsea 🙌🏻 (@thatchelseagirl) May 20, 2018
6. A buzz down at the bargain butcher.
Until I was 30, I though the expression was “trying to make ends meat.” Like, “ends meat” was a really cheap type of meat that very poor people could afford.
— Bill Girard (@billgirard) May 21, 2018
7. Look, we’re not ones to judge but…
Chillax is a combination of "chill" and "relax."
— Martha Gibiser Shea (@marthacom) May 21, 2018
8. Be honest, did you actually know?
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and the ABC song are the same. Also, Old MacDonald and BINGO. My brain use to be for important things. I have a toddler now.
— N.eR.D. (@MrLaserPig)
9. You definitely didn’t cop it the first time.
The arrow in the @amazon logo goes from A to Z.
— Pietro Paparella (@PietroPaparella) May 21, 2018
10. We all remember the first time we learned this, right?
News stands for north, east, south and west
— Catherine Ferguson (@cmfpd6054) May 21, 2018
11. Wait now, what?!
Mommy was actually kissing Daddy and not Santa Claus
— Bojudd (@bojudd1983) May 21, 2018
12. Ah, here.
That Donald Glover and Childish Gambino are the same person 🤦🏻♀️
— 🐰❤️✌🏻 (@MHowe75) May 21, 2018
13. If you didn’t know, you’re welcome.
The sun visor in your car detatches at one end and can be moved to the side window. Drove for decades without realising this.
— Steve Pang (@StevePang_SP) May 21, 2018
14. Well, did you know this?
If you karate chop the “57” on a glass Heinz bottle the ketchup comes out perfectly. Not obvious. Still a good life hack.
— Sophie Tylenol (@sophietylenol) May 21, 2018
15. Sure look, it’s never too late to learn.
Sitcom stands for situational comedy
— Andy Kenareki (@AndyKenareki) May 21, 2018
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