Title: I&#x27;m 33. I just learned, today, that there is no such thing as a paprika plant and that paprika spice is simply dried, ground bell&#x2F;mild peppers. It seems relatively obvious in hindsight given that I&#x27;d never seen or heard of a paprika plant, but the fact I&#x27;m learning this so late in life is a bit staggering.<p>It got me wondering - what other simple facts slip by us sometimes until the obvious is made apparent?<p>For fun, a few others I&#x27;ve had occur over the years:<p>- I thought &quot;having allergies&quot; and &quot;being allergic to something&quot; were entirely distinct concepts. The former is a non-lethal, relatively mild inconvenience experienced seasonally by many. The latter is &quot;I die if I eat that crab.&quot; The extreme differences in effects and differences in how people spoke about these words caused me to assume they were entirely distinct concepts until my early 20s.<p>- I did not realize that the musical artist &quot;Flo Rida&quot; (pronounced Flow Rye-Duh) was, you know, referencing the state, until someone pointed it out to me. It&#x27;s much more apparent when written :)<p>relevant xkcd: https:&#x2F;&#x2F;xkcd.com&#x2F;1053&#x2F;
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