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Universalpsykopath tugs our coat and says: Tell us about your feats of deduction and the little mysteries you've solved. Alternatively, tell us about the simple, everyday things that mystified you for far too long.
( , Thu 13 Oct 2011, 12:52)
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Here's something I didn't realise was a mystery, but apparently has stumped most people I've met.
I was in Brazil, and I made some reference to pineapples which got a laugh from the locals. Turns out I was compeletely wrong about how they grew.
So, particularly for the people who DON'T live in tropical countries, how DO pineapples grow?
I thought they grew on trees, like coconuts. Since discovering I was wrong, I've asked lots of people back here in the UK, and with one exception, everyone else thought the same too.
Correct answer in the replies...
( , Fri 14 Oct 2011, 17:03, 12 replies)
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They grow underground, with the green leafy bit sticking out.
( , Fri 14 Oct 2011, 17:05, closed)
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But my central point, that lots of people, like me, thought they grew on tall trees like coconuts, is still valid.
But have a point for being right. I abase myself at your feet.
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( , Fri 14 Oct 2011, 17:16, closed)
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with parsnips. An easy mistake to make.
( , Fri 14 Oct 2011, 17:15, closed)
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Pineapples hurt a lot more when used as butt plugs
( , Fri 14 Oct 2011, 17:21, closed)
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Twist off the top of a shop bought pineapple, pull off bottom leafs, let dry for a week, plant in soil - 3 years later you will have one pineapple. There are a few things like bringing it in in the winter, and stuff, but I can't remember - we grew them at school when we were little. Keep meaning to do it, but I kill all things living. Worth a google.
( , Fri 14 Oct 2011, 17:56, closed)
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in a plant that is not unlike the top of the pineapple.
Next question.
(not googled, didn't read replies)
( , Sat 15 Oct 2011, 17:37, closed)
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