I JUST LEARNED THIS

(February 2024) Reddit asked, “What really obvious thing did you just realize?” Some of the responses:
– “Water towers are for water pressure, not just a town putting its name on a tank.”
– “When I was 15 I realized rice isn’t pasta chopped in small pieces.”
– “That the sound of a snap is your finger hitting your hand, not rubbing off your thumb.”
– “I was like 25 when I found out the jugs of washer fluid outside the gas station aren’t free. I was walking out of the gas station with a buddy one day, grabbed a jug of washer fluid, and he asked me ‘did you just steal that?’ And I was like ‘No dude it’s free.’ Turns out I stole washer fluid for nearly ten years of driving and no one ever said anything to me about it.”
– “That sign you see near schools with the two people crossing holding books? I suddenly realized it wasn’t two women with purses.”
– “That the name ‘Circle K,’ gas stations all over the US, is just another way to say OK.”
– “Frigidaire the refrigerator company? ‘Frigid air!’ Blew my mind.”
– “It’s called a ‘funny bone’ bc it’s a humerus.”
– “That only a minority of people cough when using a q-tip in their ear. I ALWAYS cough. Turns out that only about 2% of the population experiences this phenomenon. It’s called Arnold’s ear cough reflex, caused by stimulating the vagus nerve.”
– “I am 27yo and just realized libraries are free!”
– “People who ask for advice only want to hear what they want to hear.”
PHONE TOPIC: What amazing thing have you learned only recently?