"What Did You Learn At An Embarrassingly Late Age?" (24 New Answers)

Some knowledge does require the learners to be at certain ages to understand its complete concept, while others don't. Like, a 5-year-old kid can understand that the earth is constantly spinning and that it's our planet to revolve around the sun, not the other way around. But it'll take many years more for that same kid to understand quantum physics and advanced maths. Well, that's how things work. But like, it's not necessary that as we become adults, we'll acquire all the knowledge we should have known at our age.
We're so lucky that humans are social species and that we can also learn from others. That's good, indeed. If we learn ourselves, no one will be there to tell us if it's right or wrong. And not just that, we will miss so many things, even if it happens right in front of our eyes. Yes, we can miss so many things, and they will remain unknown or misunderstood if it's not for someone else pointing it out. Down below are fine examples of things that people learn at an embarrassingly late age. Well, it must have been an existential crisis these people went through when they eventually figured out the truth.

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Source: CasualPhilosopher25

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Source: katikaboom

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Source: zejus_christ

#4

Source: midwesternvalues73

#5

Source: ItsPaulKerseysCar

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Source: MarzipanJoy-Joys

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Source: Asone2004

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Source: west_end_squirrel

#9

Source: tbr6742

#10

Source: Miserable-Penalty188

#11

Source: ninjaskooldropout

#12

Source: Human_Watch4506

#13

Source: Txflood3

#14

Source: newhvac

#15

Source: brettrknowlton

#16

Source: secretbaldspot

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Source: phrygN

#18

Source: charlessturgeon

#19

Source: f**kintacos

#20

Source: xeredge

#21

Source: Ilikestarwarstoo

#22

Source: skewed-perceptions

#23

Source: shofawnda

#24

Source: Mary99t