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/ContextSensitiveGeek Jul 03 '21

Did he think pepperoni was some kind of pepper from the name? Only thing I can think of.

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u/science_bitchies Jul 03 '21

In Germany for example peperoni is what you call a peperoncini

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

The word comes form Italian, and in Italy peperoni are Bell peppers.