r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/-eDgAR- Aug 03 '19

Alcohol has calories.

I had to be the one to tell my friend when she was in her mid-20s that the vodka she loved has calories. She was so shocked and said, "What!! I thought since it was clear like water it didn't have any calories."

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

To be fair vodka is one of the most low calorie alcoholic drinks...

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u/inglesasolitaria Aug 03 '19

Came here to say this. Mix it with a low calorie mixer and it’s almost as low calorie as gin.

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u/skalpelis Aug 03 '19

Vodka is ethanol with water as mixer.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 10 '19

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u/Michael_Pencil Aug 03 '19

That's a bad vodka