“I was 17 and didn’t realize chicken ’tenders’ was short for chicken ’tenderloins.‘”

"It wasn't until I was in my 30s that I learned the band called themselves The Beatles because it's a pun. Like, The BEAT-les, like a musical beat."

"Not only did she not know what penguins were, but it also sounds like she didn't know what fish were."

"Chrysanthemum is their government name."

"Noooo. I'm 52, and I just now learned this. What?! 😧 My life is just a series of misunderstandings and lies. 😆🤯"

"I was shitting myself during labor when I found out that women shit themselves during labor."

"I asked a Dutch friend once why we call it the Netherlands, but the people are Dutch. She said, 'I don't know. That's your language.' Touché."

"TIL woodchuck is not another name for beavers."

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