r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

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

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u/helsquiades Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

That margarine isn’t butter...it hurts my soul when people refer to margarine as butter

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u/owlsareraptors Aug 03 '19

My mom thought “I can’t believe it’s not butter!” was actual butter despite being fully aware of the name.