I'm ___ years old and only just learnt ___

66Mustang
66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing
Nicked from another forum, what things did you not realise till a surprisingly old age?

I am 29 years old and only just learnt that plants had genders.

I thought they were all the same 🫣

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  • rebel11
    rebel11 Online Community Member Posts: 1,669 Pioneering
    Well, I recently learnt, that trees communicate with each other. For example if you have an Elm tree and an Oak tree, one will communicate with the other to share resources, water, nutrients etc. 
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing
    @rebel11 that's interesting. Thanks for sharing, I didn't know that. I assumed that in nature everything is at competition with each other so the trees would only be interested in getting enough for themselves. Didn't know they would want to help another tree out.
  • weakspot
    weakspot Online Community Member Posts: 20 Connected
    I’m 55 and have just realised I’m not indestructible 
  • rebel11
    rebel11 Online Community Member Posts: 1,669 Pioneering
    edited March 2023
    66Mustang said:
    @rebel11 that's interesting. Thanks for sharing, I didn't know that. I assumed that in nature everything is at competition with each other so the trees would only be interested in getting enough for themselves. Didn't know they would want to help another tree out.

    Yes really cool.

  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 16,682 Championing
    I've just learnt why cats are attracted to spider plants. My daughter-in-law gave me one, & my cat has been eating the leaves; the poor plant looks like it's had a bad haircut! They think she must of given their cat a bad habit too, as theirs has started eating the leaves of their own spider plant. My daughter-in-law looked this up & apparently the plants are mildly hallucinogenic!!: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/spider-plant/spider-plants-cats.htm

  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing
    @chiarieds very interesting, almost sounds like the cat uses it as a recreational drug, but a relatively harmless one?
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 3,537 Championing
    I'm 'many' years old and have only just learnt that other people don't all sense the world in the same way I do.  :o
  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 13,136 Championing
    I'm 21 one years and the other week I just learnt what is sexual education.
  • WelshBlue
    WelshBlue Online Community Member Posts: 770 Championing
    I'm 56 and only days ago learned that if you double tap the Shift (arrow) key quickly on your mobile phone keyboard ... capital letters can be typed continuously 
  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Online Community Member Posts: 14,992 Championing
    Good one @WelshBlue
  • katieNew
    katieNew Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
    I didn't know that either! And I'm older than you!