“Queue” is not pronounced like “kwee wee”. I learned this in a meeting at work when I mispronounced it.

Pickles are brined cucumbers. Only found out a few years ago. I'm about to turn 42.

Martha Stewart does not own Martha's Vineyard....

I learnt that we're supposed to brush both sides of our teeth . The inner side needs to be brushed as well. I saw all of the commercials just showing them brushing the outer portion so i assumed that this is the way

Hr is there to protect the company, not you. Hr is not your friend.

1. Everyone is just f*cking winging it. 2. “The rules” do not apply evenly. 3. Everyone around you will always prioritize their needs first, regardless of any verbal assurance to the contrary.

That my height shapes how people perceive what I say. I'm a 6'4 male with a deep voice. I learned it at 40 when I had a boss who was 6'6. I was suddenly aware of my own height and the power position, looking up to him. I realized pretty much everyone is looking up at me, and I began smiling more and asking people questions about themselves to reduce the power implications of my height.

Who I am is more important than how I look.

That treating people with respect and being honest are not mutually exclusive

Trying to treat myself as I would others. The ol' reverse golden-rule

Insurance and credit cards. Trying to figure out basic adult finance stuff without any guidance or help will force you to feel like an idiot for a long time.

4% of 25 is the same as 25% of 4

It never made sense to me that we would go under tables during an earthquake, because wouldnt the ground crack open? The table wouldnt do anything then? Wasnt until last year I realised that it was to stop debris from falling on us. Smh

That cows had to have had a calf to make milk. They don’t just make milk. I had to be a mom myself and nurse my kid when it dawned on me.

Why girls in high school often didn't participate during sports class. "You don't feel well? Why don't you go home if your sick?" 10 years later: aaaaaaahhh...

There's no such thing as "feeling like an adult" I'm 34 and still forget I'm an adult sometimes lol

Riding a bike at 15

That we should shake the CEO's hand with the exact same enthusiasm and firmness as the janitors hand.

Parents have names too, learned at like 9 or 10

That I don't have to become a mother if I don't want to.