Obvious or simple stuff that you realized really late.

[Nick Bounty]

I didn't recognize that there was an R before the P in "surprise" until like a year ago. None of my teachers ever marked that word as spelled wrong in any of my papers all throughout my schooling. It's a sad day when my country can't tell the difference between proper and improper english.

Also I still don't have a clue what language they speak in Africa. I know there's some French in there near the top, but other than that...african? Pretty ignorant of me, really.

What about you guys?. Are there any facts that you only recently discovered that shocked you?

 

[Booze Zombie]

I do this a lot, even when I already know it.

"There's a guy behi-!"

"I know."

"Oh."

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

Also I still don't have a clue what language they speak in Africa. I know there's some French in there near the top, but other than that...african? Pretty ignorant of me, really.

A lot speak either French or English, there's also bits of Dutch, Afrikaans, Swahili and loads more. And then the language differs in areas from where the tribal areas used to be. It's very complicated and that's as much detail as my brain allows.

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

Also I still don't have a clue what language they speak in Africa. I know there's some French in there near the top, but other than that...african? Pretty ignorant of me, really.

They speak hundreds of different languages in Africa. There is no ONE set language (as Africa is a continent...) There are languages that are different for most of the tribes in Africa. Most, are some derivation of the French language though.

OT: The word "bed" looks like an actual bed.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Nick Bounty]

Also I still don't have a clue what language they speak in Africa. I know there's some French in there near the top, but other than that...african? Pretty ignorant of me, really.

A lot speak either French or English, there's also bits of Dutch, Afrikaans, Swahili and loads more. And then the language differs in areas from where the tribal areas used to be. It's very complicated and that's as much detail as my brain allows.

Oh I see, thanks for the info. I knew there had to be more because I also discovered that Egypt was an african country and not a middle-eastern one.

Soylent Green is people

Erm, probably where all the countries are on the map, I only figured that out by playing Hearts Of Iron.

It was a godsend.

Hearts Of Iron thought you the world map?. Thats impressive!.

OT: The word "bed" looks like an actual bed.

MIND BLOWN!.

 

[Nick Bounty]

What the real meaning behind "Hogwarts" is.

Hog warts

And Diagon Alley is diagonally. The mirror of Erised is really Desire backwards.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Cpt_Oblivious]

Also I still don't have a clue what language they speak in Africa. I know there's some French in there near the top, but other than that...african? Pretty ignorant of me, really.

A lot speak either French or English, there's also bits of Dutch, Afrikaans, Swahili and loads more. And then the language differs in areas from where the tribal areas used to be. It's very complicated and that's as much detail as my brain allows.

Oh I see, thanks for the info. I knew there had to be more because I also discovered that Egypt was an african country and not a middle-eastern one.

Yea, I see why you'd get that impression from pictures of Middle-Eastern countries and Egypt, they are rather similar because of Islamic culture. So put Arabic in the language count as well.

The word "bed" looks like an actual bed.

Holy shit.

 

[orangebandguy]

I never realised how 'hilarious' was spelt until last year.

 

[Tonimata]

I realized WAY too late that I'm good with a guitar on my hand...
Why can't I retain something so simple as the G minor harmonic scale with an augmented 5th? WHYYYYY?!!

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

Last month my girlfriend and I planned a road trip to Italy but neither of us could take our own cars at the time so we opted for the more expensive rental car option (it was bigger so could carry more people and luggage). Throughout the entire trip I could never figure out which side the fuel tank was on when we made stops, until on the return trip back to UK, I finally realized that if you look at the gas gauge (subsequently this is in most modern cars) there is a little arrow telling you what side the tank is on.

Niffty eh?

 

[McHanhan]

Last month my girlfriend and I planned a road trip to Italy but neither of us could take our own cars at the time so we opted for the more expensive rental car option (it was bigger so could carry more people and luggage). Throughout the entire trip I could never figure out which side the fuel tank was on when we made stops, until on the return trip back to UK, I finally realized that if you look at the gas gauge (subsequently this is in most modern cars) there is a little arrow telling you what side the tank is on.

Niffty eh?

Wow..

You're gonna make me seem so very clever tonight when i run around telling this to everyone.

And of course i'm gonna be like "You didn't know that? Pffftt"

OT: The word "bed" looks like an actual bed.

OMG!.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

That pets need food to live.

 

[wooty]

That pets need food to live.

Hmmm, got a pretty clear image of how you found that one out

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

I realized WAY too late that I'm good with a guitar on my hand...
Why can't I retain something so simple as the G minor harmonic scale with an augmented 5th? WHYYYYY?!!

That scale would sound horrible, that's just augmenting the fourth and the fifth, effectively moving the scale up a semitone for just two notes.

 

[Soxafloppin]

OT: The word "bed" looks like an actual bed.

OH MY GOD, HOLY SHIT

 

[PixelKing]

Bananas are a excellent source of potasium.

I had to throw that one out.

 

[Biosophilogical]

Umm ... I actually care about in-game relationships (Damn you Dragon Age. Daaaammmmn Yooooooooou!)

Actually, that is the only game I have ever played where I cannot bring myself to make people hate me (well, my party members at any rate), I mean, in fable I killed everyone (except Fable 2, I saved my dog), in AC2 I kill civilians by poisoning nearby guards, in Infamous I brutally murdered civilians by draining their life out through their face, in online games I never used to be able to turn down a 'be-friend request', in Prototype I kill people for the lulz (I know it doesn't count but I am running out of examples) etc etc ad nauseum

EDIT: Yeah, my knowledge range is either really big or very small, either way, it doesn't grow too much.