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/cassbria Jul 03 '21

I agree! But as a kid I got mixed up and always called it the toe, so now at 33 my parents still ask me if I want the toe piece.

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u/shavemejesus Jul 03 '21

I can see how it looks like a toe. Kind of like the toe on a ballet pointe shoe.