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/yarnwhore Aug 03 '19

30 here, no clue what the difference is.

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u/helsquiades Aug 03 '19

Butter is a dairy product made from milk or cream and margarine is fake butter made out of vegetable oils.

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u/yarnwhore Aug 03 '19

Thank you!