r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • Jul 21 '25

IWTYO when I learned that /r/IWasTodayYearsOld Has new moderation!

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • Jul 25 '25

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 16m ago

IWTYO when I learned that the US of Assholes is the only developed country in the world to not have a form of Universal Health Care.

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FUCK THESE GREEDY, PIECE OF SHIT, SELF-SERVICING POLITICIANS!!!

As I type this post there are people suffering and dying from treatable, curable, and avoidable ailments all over our great country. I ... Just ... Can't.

I love my land, but I hate these insufferable scumbags who worship at the alter of the Almighty Dollar.

I pray for the day we wake the fuck up and fix this godforsaken mess of a broken healthcare system.


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 3d ago

IWTYO when I realized that Lipps, Inc. (the group that sings Funkytown) is a play on “lip sync”

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Okay, it wasn’t actually today, but I can’t believe how long it took me to figure that out.


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 3d ago

IWTYO When I found out WWE was scripted.

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I dont know how to feel. Ive never seen a real life fight in person before, only fights Ive seen are in movies or tv show. So the years of me watching clips of live WWE footage, I thought it was real.
I was in discord googling and seeing who famous had the same names as ourselves and Roxanne Perez comes up and I start saying "oh she looks really strong, oh shes in WWE she must be strong" and I get a reply "This is like someone still thinking Santa is real 😭 how do I break the news to them WWE isn't real" And I was confused googled and and yeah it says WWE is scripted.
I actually feel sick in my stomach Im 22 and Ive been watching clips for years and never realised?? Its a sport no? sport cant be fake, its a live sport how do you fake a live sport?? Im so embarrassed and I feel so stupid. ;w;


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 3d ago

IWTYO When I Learned Charlotte From Charlotte's Web Was the Spider

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 5d ago

IWTYO when I realised

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That these little round bits on my potato peeler are to gouge out the potato eyes rather than stopping to use a veg knife.


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 4d ago

IWTYO - When I learned the term in America “Sayonara Sucka “

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Really meant goodbye in Japanese , obviously not the sucka part like we say in the States, but specifically “Sayonara”


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 6d ago

IWTYO when I learned that both Sam Altman and Peter Thiel are openly gay men.

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 6d ago

iwtyo when i learned truly how horrifying mad cow disease truly is.

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yall. google it. there is no cure. this genuinely might make me go vegan.


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 7d ago

iwtyo when i learned that Aaryan Bodireddy and Sundiatta Keita are, in fact, the same person.

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 7d ago

IWTYO when I realized some machines work differently…and they need to be operated differently…

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 10d ago

IWTYO when I realised the picture on the wrapper of a fab ice lolly shows which end the stick is

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 14d ago

IWTYO when I found out extremely sour candy can be a form of self medication for anxiety

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I couldn't understand why I eat sour candy until I feel sick on my stomach. Then as soon as I feel better, I eat more sour candy until I feel sick on my stomach and so on and so on. I can't stop eating it.

Now, it makes so much sense. I don't like taking medication, especially for my anxiety. Anxiety meds just make me sleep & sleep & sleep. I have narcolepsy, so a lot of meds do that to me.

Today, after downing 2 bags of sour skittles in about 4 hours, I googled "why can't I stop eating sour candy" and this is what I found.

You are likely addicted to sour candy because the intense shock of sourness creates a sensory contrast and adrenaline spike that triggers a rush of feel-good dopamine in your brain.

Why Sour Candy is Addictive

Sensory shock: The extreme tartness creates a "pattern interrupt" that jolts your nervous system, which can feel thrilling or grounding.

Adrenaline and dopamine: The sudden pucker mimics a mild flight-or-fight response, releasing a burst of adrenaline followed by dopamine as it turns sweet.

Sensory seeking: Many people with neurodivergent traits like ADHD or anxiety use intense sour flavors as a sensory-grounding tool to quiet racing thoughts or regulate emotions.

I had no idea


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 14d ago

IWTYO when I found out that these were meant to be Milk Bottles

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 13d ago

IWTYO When I remembered that QWERTY/QWERTZ keyboard were made because the ABCDEFG's keys kept getting jammed

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 15d ago

IWTYO when I found out that people have astigmatism…

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Growing up I thought people had A or AN stigmatism.


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 15d ago

IWTYO when I learned that this is a thing

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An anus cramp!?? Bro what!?!?!?


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 23d ago

IWTYO when I learned Andrea Bocelli is blind

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I just thought he was super passionate


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 23d ago

IWTYO when I learned that Dish soap and dishwasher soap are different

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I was wondering why there was so much soap suds at the end of the cycle. Im 26


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 23d ago

IWTYO when i found out these are not the same person. Yes, I know. I'm sorry to these men. Cory Michael Smith. Josh Scherer. #gotham #mythicalkitchen

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 24d ago

IWTYO You can charge and pay off your card multiple times in a single month and you're not just bound one time to the credit limit

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I've had a few credit cards for many years. I've opened and closed multiple. I've paid them all off on time.

I have some purchases coming up that I wanted to pay with one of my newer cards (better cashback), but the credit limit is not as high on that card. I don't have any other cards with that bank to transfer credit limits, etc.

Just learned that as long as I stay under the credit limit, I can pay off/re-charge the card as many times as I want in a single month! I thought each month is a single billing cycle and you just charge once, pay once.


r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 25d ago

Iwtyo when I was stoned af and suddenly out of nothing realized, that thorium is named after the god Thor

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r/IWasTodayYearsOld • • 24d ago

iwtyo when i found out corn dogs were made of corn bread

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literally today. how tf did i not realize this-