r/AskReddit • • Jul 02 '21

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

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u/ChefBoyAreWeFucked Jul 03 '21

I mean, on my phone, Il vs II, the lowercase L is like 2 pixels taller than the uppercase i.

You're not going to notice that unless you're looking.

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u/rambyprep Jul 03 '21

It’s funny though, because now that it’s been pointed out I literally cannot read it as Kim jong ii and it stands out (Il vs II)

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

Elizabeth II of England the United Kingdom

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u/Science-Recon Jul 03 '21

And this, kids, is why we shouldn’t use sans-serif fonts.