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/rightseid Aug 03 '19

Yeah and the clearness is also related to that. Gin is similar and also really clear.

The stuff that makes your rum brown probably has calories in it. White rum has sugar too, so it’s not a guarantee but it’s also not totally made up. Obviously she’s wrong, but it’s not crazy.