People Are Sharing Their “WTF, How Do You Not Know This?” Moments (15 Stories)

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“My mother was in her 40’s when she learned the Civil War was NOT between North America and South America. She looked at me and said, ‘You mean we fought ourselves?'” — SandyInStLouis

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“Basically anytime I see someone else attempting to drive in a roundabout.” — BingBongSplat

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“I once made out with a girl, nothing else. The next day she called me, crying asking if she could be pregnant. We were both 22.” — discostud1515

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“Working for a finance company and a customer asked me ‘why am I being charged interest on my loan?’ I remember 90% of our lunch time chatter was how much people need to learn financial literacy in school lol.” — Ristique

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“I grew up in Alaska but I went to fifth grade in Las Vegas. My first day they had me introduce myself to the class and to tell them some interesting things about Alaska. I mentioned it was the largest state and everyone started arguing with me. I looked at the map of the US on the wall and instantly understood why they were confused. Alaska was shrunk down in a little box in the corner. I laughed and said, ‘Did you think it was an island, too?’ Crickets. Pretty sure they thought it was an island. I showed them there were 5 longitudinal lines across AK and only 3 across Texas. Also showed them on the map where it said it was attached to Canada.” — BadSanna

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Patricia Grisafi

Patricia Grisafi, PhD, is a freelance writer and educator. Her work has appeared in Salon, Vice, Bitch, Bustle, Broadly, The Establishment, and elsewhere. She is passionate about pit bull rescue, cursed objects, and designer sunglasses.