Our eyes can deceive us. It all boils down to what we perceive when we look at something.
And the world around us constantly tricks us into seeing something other than what's really there, too. Add to that the fact we tend to believe popular assumptions and it's no wonder that our lives have turned out to be one big sham.
Case in point: everything you're about to read.
Most people know that tomatoes are fruit, but did you know that raspberries and strawberries aren't even berries?! The lesson here is that "knowledge is realizing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not trying to make a fruit salad with one."
Turns out those mischievous leprechauns have been lying all along! There is no pot of gold. Just a public splash pad, lots of screaming children, and probably foot fungus.
Maybe it's just me, but I kinda think this is a cool idea. As long as it's a specially formulated paint, and safe for the environment, this saves so much water!
Turns out the porcelain throne makes it harder to poop because of the way we have to sit on them. Talk about a crappy design. Natural squatting for the win!
I always thought this stuff was supposed to keep your eyes from burning. Turns out, I just forgot about homonyms. Bamboozled again!
That delicious five dollar footlong you look forward to on your lunch break is actually only 11 inches long! I want my 42 cents back!
It's so rare for women's clothes to have functioning pockets, that we get really excited when we find them. Also, this makes me slightly ragey.
Finding out about this little cheat kind of crushed me. I loved the idea that someone had the diligence to fold each towel and line them up perfectly. *sigh*
Sure, most TV shows draw inspiration from older sources, but there's something disturbing about a pre-school show with this many similarities to Tolkien's dark tale. I always knew there was something "off" about that sun baby.
I'm sure there was a time when brick pathways and roads were actually hand laid, but not anymore. Technology has even replaced the art of brick laying.
I'd be tempted to dump and measure the whole bottle, just to make sure I was actually getting the advertised quantity. No one messes with my hard earned cash!
Turns out the bumpy part goes down because it grabs your hair better, so it won't slip out. I feel like this is going to seriously improve my hair game and decrease the amount of bobby pins I lose.
This is such a small, everyday thing that I would've never thought about. And now... my mind is exploding. Also, I guarantee you're snapping your fingers now.
I'm sure he can still one-up the average person when it comes to braving the great outdoors, but there's something about seeing him mow down off-camera that leaves me feeling deceived.
I'm definitely going to fact check this with a Danish/English dictionary, just to be sure...and, yep. It checks out. "Love you, poop!"
How can you believe anything in the world if even a popcorn button doesn't work with popcorn?!
Which don't happen to be red, white, and blue. Grabbing a can of Canada doesn't have the same ring to it though, I'll admit.
Who started this myth in my head that is clearly false? It's just strange. Not that I casually see these out and about in my area, but still.
Not so fancy now, are you? Entirely practical and money savvy, but not fancy.
Not even our sacred breakfasts are safe from the lies that will rock your world.
At least you don't have to chase rainbows anymore to find out yourself.
On top of that, I don't even use the word shook, and yet, it really does fit here.
And that is why the food photographers have to take drastic measures.
Apparently, tests have actually confirmed that wrinkly fingers help us hold stuff underwater. I knew I was meant to be a mermaid!
