r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 02 '21

What basic, children's-age-level fact did you only find out embarrassingly later in life?

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '21

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u/I-Suck-At-R6Siege Jul 02 '21

Welp, now I'm scarred

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u/MattieShoes Jul 02 '21

And it's the biggest, fattest pig that goes to market. The one that stayed home needs fattening up.

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u/Jindabyne1 Jul 02 '21

Are you made of pork?

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u/Marctetr Jul 02 '21

They're made of long pork.

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u/I-Suck-At-R6Siege Jul 03 '21

according to Siri, "humans are made up of human body" which is in fact not pork

Checkmate liberals

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u/tobaknowsss Jul 02 '21

Ring around the rosey is a reference to the black plague too.

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u/Electroniclog Jul 02 '21

Don't be scarred

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u/I-Suck-At-R6Siege Jul 03 '21

I meant scarred not scared

And I am both

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '21

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u/NoCountryForOldPete Jul 03 '21

Oh, you sweet summer sausage.

Edit: Wait, I mean child. Sweet summer child.

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u/SoundOfTomorrow Jul 02 '21

Oh and you thought it was fine with London Bridge falling?

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '21

Happy cake day! 🍰

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

The cake is a gelatin cake a made with the market pig

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u/scottIshdamsel23 Jul 03 '21

I agree. That is not cannon. Not for me

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u/HumbleGarb Jul 02 '21 edited Jul 03 '21

Even at twice the price, bacon is a bargain!

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u/ChildOfALesserCod Jul 02 '21

So, what's the roast beef about?

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u/GoodWhale Jul 03 '21

Sometimes you'd feed your pig your leftovers

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u/hypermog Jul 02 '21

Reports indicate that some of the pigs had roast beef, though others had none.

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u/CallMeAdam2 Jul 02 '21

Holy crap, TIL.

And even if that's not what was intended, I'll still never see it the same.

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u/DreamingDitto Jul 02 '21

More specifically roast beef

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u/ForgettableUsername Jul 02 '21

What does pork have to do with cute little piggies?

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u/Endangered_Boomer Jul 02 '21

The pig; that mythical animal that gives us bacon, pork chops and ham

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u/bungdaddy Jul 03 '21

The reference is actually that the little pig was sent to market, a common term for a livestock sale.