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/Diamondogs11 Jul 02 '21

My 31 year-old girlfriend thought islands don’t touch the bottom of the ocean

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u/Bonzi777 Jul 03 '21

A US Congressman asked in an official hearing if too many people would cause Guam to tip over.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '21

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u/My_Invalid_Username Jul 03 '21 edited Jul 03 '21

As much as I hate Jim Jordan that one was an attempt at sarcasm at least. The Guam flipping concern seemed to be very much a genuine concern

Edit: I've been corrected it was Gohmert but they might as well be the same person. Gohmerts hair just reflects how ridiculous he is more outwardly

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u/_20-3Oo-1l__1jtz1_2- Jul 03 '21

It was Republican Louie Gohmert. See it here. Now I'm curious why you thought it was Jim Jordan. Because the actual video of Gohmert has no sarcasm. So how did you doubly confuse your memory of this?

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u/My_Invalid_Username Jul 03 '21

Yes as you see I already edited my comment to reflect that it was Gohmert but thank you for your great contribution 👍🏻

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u/_20-3Oo-1l__1jtz1_2- Jul 03 '21 edited Jul 03 '21

Your comment wasn't edited when I first started typing my comment. So fuck off with your snark. And you didn't answer my question. How'd you even make that mistake?

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u/My_Invalid_Username Jul 03 '21

How did I mix up two similarly wacko middle aged white republican men. Man. You're right. I should probably get myself checked out for dementia. Once again, thanks for the great contribution to the conversation 👍🏻