72 Hilarious Times These People Totally Forgot A Piece Of Basic Knowledge

To totally forget things known as common knowledge, like that the state bird of Georgia is a brown thrasher or how many hearts an octopus has (it turns out it’s three!), is totally normal and completely okay. Happens to everybody! However, to completely forget that such a thing as a band-aid exists or be oblivious to your own year count is, well, a bit of a different category. Yet again, even such basic knowledge seems to escape all of us from time to time. However, fortunately or not, people forgetting things does make a fun story or two, and thanks to this amusing Reddit thread, we have tons of those. So, if you want to read some entertaining stories or just feel better about your own forgetfulness, we invite you to read the tales from people who completely forgot some crucial piece of common knowledge at the worst time possible. 

Now, although these stories do not exactly explain why people forget things, we can still see certain patterns attributed to forgetfulness emerging from them. For instance, it seems that most of these people forgot something while they were in some stressful situation - from cutting their finger while prepping food to an unpleasant doctor’s visit. It might be that our brain is so focused on what’s actually happening in front of us that it forgets the easiest solution for the required situation just to… well, who knows why? Another emerging pattern is this - forgetting a piece of basic knowledge when you need it the most is usually pretty darn hilarious and makes for a good story!

So, the hilarious cases of people forgetting things that we’ve rounded up from this glorious AskReddit thread are just a bit further down. Once you’re done reading them, give the ones that made you chuckle or relate to the max your vote, and share this article with anyone who tends to always forget everything!