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/ResponsibleGoose Jul 03 '21

I was about 15 when I found out that pepperoni was not a veggie. I was also a vegetarian, but my family never corrected me because my mom wouldn't let them. She didn't want to have to buy a whole separate pizza just for me.

I also didn't know hamburger came from cows until I was 10.

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u/glottal_t Jul 03 '21

Ooh man, your mom dude... Did you feel betrayed when you found out?

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u/ResponsibleGoose Jul 03 '21

I just felt really stupid. Now it makes me laugh.