“Unmasking the Deception: 50 Everyday Items That Deserve a Major Rename!”

"Unmasking the Deception: 50 Everyday Items That Deserve a Major Rename!"
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You might have heard someone say they have tennis elbow, and it sounds like an injury you’d get from playing too much tennis. But it actually has nothing to do with the sport at all. Tennis elbow refers to a painful condition caused by overuse of the forearm muscles, which can happen to anyone, whether they play tennis or not.

I’ve been waiting for a question like this!! My answer: the phrase “the jury was hung” meaning they all couldn’t decide on one verdict together. The first thing my mind goes to is “wow! They hung the whole jury by their necks!!”

EDIT: YES I’m aware the correct terminology is HANGED I live down the street from Salem where the witches got HANGED I just immediately think HUNG when people say HUNG JURY I know it’s incorrect it’s just what comes to mind thanks reddit folk.

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"Flushable Wipes": 50 Things That Need To Be Renamed Bear spray. I worked in the tourist industry and every year we hear stories of some idiot who think it’s like mosquito spray and spray it on their children and selves.

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When you “hit your funny bone,” you might expect a chuckle or a lighthearted moment. However, it’s neither a bone nor a joke when you bump it. What you’re actually striking is the ulnar nerve, which runs along the inside of your elbow.

When this nerve gets knocked, it sends a jolt of sharp discomfort through your arm, and it’s definitely no laughing matter!

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Perusing Door Dash earlier, trying to figure out what I wanted. Came across a place called Hello Cake. Thinking we had a new bakery in town, I clicked. They do not, in fact, sell cake. They sell butt plugs and other assorted sex toys. 😐.

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Even koalas aren’t quite what they seem at first glance. We often affectionately refer to them as “koala bears,” but they’re not bears at all. Instead, koalas are marsupials, belonging to the same unique family as kangaroos and opossums.

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