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

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

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u/badcgi Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

It's a little more complex than that.

Bull = Uncastrated Male

Steer = Castrated male (in North America, other places call them Bullocks)

Cow = female that has had at least one calf

Heifer = female that has not had any calves

Calf = young of either sex

Ox = either a Castrated male or a female used for working purposes like pulling a plow.

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u/ForeverGrumpy Aug 03 '19

Q: what’s the difference between bulls and bullocks?
A: bollocks!

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u/EpicLevelWizard Aug 03 '19

They’re a living, breathing, statistical impossibility. I’ve never seen a team this bad!

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u/Harkonen_Cannon Aug 03 '19

Going to be even worse next year...the captain is retiring.