What is something you thought you knew your whole life and only just recently found out you were wrong the whole time?

posted 13 days ago

Mine is that at my age (barely made it into Gen Z on the old end) I just found out today that a Bo Weevil is an insect (beetle) and not some kind of mole or similar rodent.

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slazer2au@lemmy.world

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13 days ago

I thought rabbits and hares were the same species but just gendered like cow and bull

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nick@midwest.social

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13 days ago

I’ll be damned.

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shalafi@lemmy.world

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12 days ago

Love this one and the comments. I can tell them apart at a glance.

God said, “Where you want these extra 2 inches? Top or bottom?”

EDIT: That last was on the wrong comment. I’m rolling with it.

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