17 Things That Really Should Be Common Knowledge

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The Middle East is in Asia.

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Cars require maintenance. Oil changes, flushes timing belts etc…. People just get in and run them into the ground.

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How most of our food is grown. I know that it is uncommon knowledge the loofahs come from plants not the sea. But I always thought it was common knowledge that vanilla comes from orchids, and that peanuts grow underground.

Written by Alex Cogen

Alex is a New Yorker currently living in Austin. She loves cats, grass, and latex but unfortunately is allergic to all 3. She makes mom and dad jokes more than she cares to admit (jk she'll admit it loud and proud). She isn't as funny as she thinks she is. She is the founder of thelazygurl.com.