Painfully Obvious Things You Definitely Never Knew | 22 Words

The world is full of interesting things. But sometimes you learn something that is so obvious, you can't believe you never realized it before. Learning about these "obvious" things can send you into a tailspin. For instance, I remember the first time that I found out a tomato was not a vegetable, but a fruit.

The world is crazy, people!

Now, you know we love sharing interesting facts here. It turns out that a lot of people out there didn't know quite obvious things, and decided to share them with the internet. Some of these facts are more obvious than others. But all of them - and I mean all of them - are mindblowing. They'll make you stop whatever it is you're doing, scratch your head, and think, "Is everything that I know and love a lie?"

Okay, it may not be quite as dramatic as that, but still. Here are some painfully obvious things that you never knew! Enjoy!

The lies!

I mean, I guess it's good to not stuff yourself with popcorn anyway. But was the fear necessary?! Parents are ruthless.

Who would've thought?

These little creatures have arms and hands! They've been politely hiding them this whole time...

Say what?

This is mindblowing. I'll never be able to eat a banana in the same way again. The next one is definitely something you probably didn't realize...

Even though it's obvious!

I mean, yes, clearly this makes sense. But how many of us never put two and two together? I definitely didn't realize this.

Whoah

Another thing I never realized, even though when you think about it, it's incredibly obvious. You learn something new every day!

Mindblowing

This makes complete sense, and yet I have never realized it. But who's thinking about where the name "pancakes" comes from when they're eating pancakes? Not me. I'm too invested in said pancakes.

Now this is interesting...

An odd choice of inspiration for a restaurant, but hey, I'm not going to knock it until I try it. Which I plan to do. Immediately.

Santa is...daddy?

This one kills me. Because I thought the same dang thing. Like, how dare Santa cheat on Mrs. Claus! But, alas, that's not the case. Nobody is cheating on anyone!

Same though

Who else thought "prefect" was just J.K. Rowling misspelling "perfect"? Just me? Cool.

Nope

This is a thought I definitely didn't need in my brain. My skin is crawling thinking about this.

No way

So hey, don't stress if you get an ominous fortune!

Really?

The wonders of the English language... Who else has mixed up these two words?

Say it isn't so!

You mean the JoBros didn't write "Year 3000"? This information has me shook to my core. I feel manipulated.

I can't fathom this

How can this be true? Everything I know is a lie! Nothing is real!

RIP Piggy

Well, this is depressing. I would've preferred to live in ignorant bliss. Sheesh. They need to teach this stuff in school so you don't grow up believing a lie.

Now this is just ridiculous...

How is it not "Mirror, mirror?" This is a travesty! Is anything real? Are we living in a Matrix-esque simulation? This is throwing me into an existential crisis.

Don't tell me this

Now I have to delete my Instagram account. Is nothing anonymous anymore?

This makes sense

Both are equally dreamy. Yes, I just called a cartoon dreamy. It is what it is.

Best movie

I knew I loved this movie for a reason. This detail is everything. Mike Wazowski forever.

Is this true?

If it's true, I don't understand. Who else just snapped their fingers so many times?

Yum

The things you learn when you grow up! The next one though...

Regina George

That's why this movie was so good... It's full of secrets.

Ummm...

Alright, I probably could've gone my whole life without watching this video. But...I'm also intrigued. Snails actually eat things?! Such majestic beasts.

Wait...she's not real?

Another fictional character who doesn't exist. The world is cruel.

Sorry, vegans

Well, this is a bummer. Peanut M&Ms are the best ones out there!

This cannot be.

This video is certainly eye-opening. I don't think I'll be able to eat pizza the same way ever again.

Second glance

At first, I definitely thought those were her legs, too! But now that it's been pointed out, it's painfully obvious indeed.

This is a great idea...

Honestly, we all need to be putting trash bags in the can like this. This kid is a genius.

New student

Can you spot the person who doesn't belong? Yeah, it took me way too long to realize that Lil Wayne is in this yearbook.

We're soaring...flying...

Over a bunch of lies! Thank goodness they let Zac Efron sing in the other movies. The boy's got pipes!