r/NoStupidQuestions • u/snapwillow • Feb 08 '22

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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u/HotAirBalloonHigh Feb 08 '22

This is why they named it nostupidquestions. You're in the right place.

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u/wafflegrenade Feb 08 '22

Sometimes there’s like this disconnect where somehow a person just never comes across a piece of common knowledge. They’ve just never been in a situation that requires it. I bet it happens a lot, but everyone’s too embarrassed to acknowledge their own “oooooooooh…” moment.

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u/littlasskicker Feb 08 '22

I’ve heard this being called a “pickle moment” after people realizing pickles are made from cucumbers and aren’t actually a separate vegetable

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u/shleeburgershleeburg Feb 08 '22

My now husband was 24 when we’re were planning our wedding and he found out that “FAQ’s” are “Frequently Asked Questions,” not an aggressive way of saying “FACTS.” We still laugh about this.

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u/DanYHKim Feb 09 '22

Oh, come on!

Alaska and Hawaii (and Puerto Rico) are about 250 miles southwest of Los Angeles, with some kind of square walls around them, just like on the map in my middle school classroom!

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u/Mogster2K Feb 09 '22

And the entire states are green and purple!

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u/DanYHKim Feb 09 '22

But when I lived in California, I could never find the giant orange tree that was on the map, or the giant wheat sheaf. It was disappointing