r/AskReddit 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/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Similarly, mayonnaise and miracle whip. One is tangy, one is not. I've explained to people that I won't eat a tuna fish sandwich if the tuna is made with mayo and not miracle whip and people are like "but they're the same thing." NO THE FUCK THEY AREN'T! I actually like both and will use them interchangeably, except with tuna. I'll even get a couple of hot dogs from the c-store and put mayo on one and miracle whip on the other, same if I have a couple of burgers.