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<p>On Sunday, <a href="https://twitter.com/joncstone">Jon Stone</a>, Europe Correspondent for <em><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/us">The Independent</a>, </em>asked Twitter to share what obvious things they learned embarrassingly late in life.</p><p>This was his answer:</p><oembed>https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/975442948950282240</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Well, if it makes you feel any better, I also didn&#39;t know that. In fact, I don&#39;t even know how to add those accents to my tweets! But I guess if you&#39;re an Europe Correspondent you should know about European things. We will let this one slide this time, Stone.</p><p>However, people did chime in with some more relatable mix-ups. Hey, you might just learn something new today that you should have learned a very long time ago!</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I thought chives were small fish until ~1 year ago.</p>&mdash; Sam Lowe (@SamuelMarcLowe) <a href="https://twitter.com/SamuelMarcLowe/status/975444664387014656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Domino’s logo is a domino</p>&mdash; Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenKentish/status/975448568566898692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Wait, Dominos has a logo?</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="382" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-2eqphY.gif" width="500" /></div><div class="image-attribution">giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There was also a (relatively short tbf) early-teen phase when I thought the lyrics were “poppadom preach”...</p>&mdash; Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenKentish/status/975449646540689409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">For a long time I wondered what the L in Billy Joe L stood for</p>&mdash; Pat McGrath (@parkadge) <a href="https://twitter.com/parkadge/status/975493168677474310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I thought dua lipa was two people until yesterday</p>&mdash; britain&#39;s largest hen (@SzMarsupial) <a href="https://twitter.com/SzMarsupial/status/975443151753285638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Jokes on me. I didn&#39;t even know what a Dua Lipa was until this very moment.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="268" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-1-KqUOKo.gif" width="476" /></div><div class="image-attribution">giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Only found out recently capers aren&#39;t seafood, still dubious</p>&mdash; Frank Sobotka (@cymrurouge) <a href="https://twitter.com/cymrurouge/status/975469808908193793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/a_merat/status/975484328020008960</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/gaisymay/status/975474658169548801</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Flo Rida took his name from the State.</p>&mdash; Nick Evans (@NickEvans1990) <a href="https://twitter.com/NickEvans1990/status/975458132238520320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="245" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-2-icZWPI.gif" width="480" /></div><div class="image-attribution">giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">That you can put anything in the hotel room power slot literally anything doesn&#39;t have to be the key card</p>&mdash; bc (@444blackcat) <a href="https://twitter.com/444blackcat/status/975470194553446402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/deftly_admiral/status/975452723331158016</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/jonathancoe/status/975457065253658625</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I remember having a moment of realisation when it dawned on me that the milk in a bottle of milk wasn&#39;t from a single cow.</p>&mdash; tom sawyer (@tdotsawyer) <a href="https://twitter.com/tdotsawyer/status/975460504847224832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I didn’t know narwhals were real until I was 33. I thought the ‘unicorn of the sea’ related to their mythical nature not the massive blimmin horn...</p>&mdash; Sophington Towers (@s0phie0) <a href="https://twitter.com/s0phie0/status/975456912773967876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/BenjaminMurphy0/status/975487503502397442</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>For some reason, I actually understood that.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Never realised that red and green peppers are the same pepper at different stages of ripeness. Thought they were two completely different varieties</p>&mdash; Ian Murphy (@murphmanz) <a href="https://twitter.com/murphmanz/status/975478377682538496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/mjc0ughlan/status/975460086515630080</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I thought Rosetta Stone was a multi-lingual, savvy, businesswoman.</p>&mdash; Victoria Mitchell (@JournoMitch) <a href="https://twitter.com/JournoMitch/status/975447745040470016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Until I was like 15, I thought when restaurants had discounts for “vets” they meant veterinarians...</p>&mdash; MJ (@sardonic_bitch) <a href="https://twitter.com/sardonic_bitch/status/975496045949014016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Didn’t realize cupcakes were made of cake batter... thought you had to buy special cupcake batter to make them. That was an enlightening day 🙃</p>&mdash; a m a n d a💛 (@mandaxxvi) <a href="https://twitter.com/mandaxxvi/status/975489505066135553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="giphy" data-attribution-url="" height="281" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/giphy-3-jdE9dV.gif" width="500" /></div><div class="image-attribution">giphy</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bumble is a breed of bee. Thought it was a childish name like &#39;moo cow&#39;</p>&mdash; Paul Rayment (@paulruk) <a href="https://twitter.com/paulruk/status/975443709520171014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ponies are not baby horses</p>&mdash; imogen 🎄🎄🎄 (@lmogendragons) <a href="https://twitter.com/lmogendragons/status/975496685358141440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>What is something you learned embarrassingly late in life?</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

People reveal the most obvious thing they've learned later than everyone else.

On Sunday, Jon Stone, Europe Correspondent for The Independent, asked Twitter to share what obvious things they learned embarrassingly late in life.This was his answer:https://twitter.com/joncstone/status/975442948950282240Well, if it makes you feel any better, I also didn&#39;t know that. In fact, I don&#39;t even know how to add those accents to my tweets! But I guess if you&#39;re an Europe Correspondent you should know about European things. We will let this one slide this time, Stone.However, people did chime in with some more relatable mix-ups. Hey, you might just learn something new today that you should have learned a very long time ago!I thought chives were small fish until ~1 year ago.&mdash; Sam Lowe (@SamuelMarcLowe) March 18, 2018 The Domino’s logo is a domino&mdash; Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) March 18, 2018 Wait, Dominos has a logo?giphyThere was also a (relatively short tbf) early-teen phase when I thought the lyrics were “poppadom preach”...&mdash; Ben Kentish (@BenKentish) March 18, 2018 For a long time I wondered what the L in Billy Joe L stood for&mdash; Pat McGrath (@parkadge) March 18, 2018 I thought dua lipa was two people until yesterday&mdash; britain&#39;s largest hen (@SzMarsupial) March 18, 2018 Jokes on me. I didn&#39;t even know what a Dua Lipa was until this very moment.giphyOnly found out recently capers aren&#39;t seafood, still dubious&mdash; Frank Sobotka (@cymrurouge) March 18, 2018 https://twitter.com/a_merat/status/975484328020008960https://twitter.com/gaisymay/status/975474658169548801Flo Rida took his name from the State.&mdash; Nick Evans (@NickEvans1990) March 18, 2018 giphyThat you can put anything in the hotel room power slot literally anything doesn&#39;t have to be the key card&mdash; bc (@444blackcat) March 18, 2018 https://twitter.com/deftly_admiral/status/975452723331158016https://twitter.com/jonathancoe/status/975457065253658625I remember having a moment of realisation when it dawned on me that the milk in a bottle of milk wasn&#39;t from a single cow.&mdash; tom sawyer (@tdotsawyer) March 18, 2018 I didn’t know narwhals were real until I was 33. I thought the ‘unicorn of the sea’ related to their mythical nature not the massive blimmin horn...&mdash; Sophington Towers (@s0phie0) March 18, 2018 https://twitter.com/BenjaminMurphy0/status/975487503502397442For some reason, I actually understood that.Never realised that red and green peppers are the same pepper at different stages of ripeness. Thought they were two completely different varieties&mdash; Ian Murphy (@murphmanz) March 18, 2018 https://twitter.com/mjc0ughlan/status/975460086515630080I thought Rosetta Stone was a multi-lingual, savvy, businesswoman.&mdash; Victoria Mitchell (@JournoMitch) March 18, 2018 Until I was like 15, I thought when restaurants had discounts for “vets” they meant veterinarians...&mdash; MJ (@sardonic_bitch) March 18, 2018 Didn’t realize cupcakes were made of cake batter... thought you had to buy special cupcake batter to make them. That was an enlightening day 🙃&mdash; a m a n d a💛 (@mandaxxvi) March 18, 2018 giphyBumble is a breed of bee. Thought it was a childish name like &#39;moo cow&#39;&mdash; Paul Rayment (@paulruk) March 18, 2018 ponies are not baby horses&mdash; imogen 🎄🎄🎄 (@lmogendragons) March 18, 2018 What is something you learned embarrassingly late in life?

On Sunday, Jon Stone, Europe Correspondent for The Independent, asked Twitter to share what obvious things they learned embarrassingly late in life.  This was his answer:    Well, if it makes you feel any better, I also didn&#39;t know...