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By anon - 17/12/2015 18:45

Today, I had to explain to someone in my class who Gandhi really was and that he was not a fictional goblin. FML

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By happy birthday to me - 05/12/2013 05:14 - United States

Today, I had to explain to half of my class that yes, my birthday is on the same day as Hitler's, but no, it does not make me a Nazi. FML

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By riiiighhhttttt - 05/08/2013 05:38 - United States - Laurel

Today, I actually had to explain to my sister that Shrek was not in fact based on a true story. She replied that I'm a "clueless twat". FML

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By Dsark - 19/02/2014 05:12 - United States - San Diego

Today, during a lecture, my teacher jokingly talked about the time he was best buds with George Washington. Another student then asked, "Really? You knew him?" I'm in an advanced placement U.S. history class. FML

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By PrettySureItsReal - 09/04/2015 19:38 - United States - Saint Peters

Today, a parent of one of the students I teach called me to complain that I was teaching her child "lies" and "fairytales". I was teaching them about the Holocaust. FML

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By Anonymous - 30/08/2012 18:33 - United States - Auburn

Today, I had to explain to my teacher that Czechoslovakia is no longer a country. She kicked me out of class when she found out I was right. FML

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By Puddlepop - 01/03/2016 09:20 - United States - Santa Cruz

Today, in history class I was called "ignorant" and "inconsiderate" because I referred to Stalin as a "he". FML

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By Anonymous - 17/09/2013 14:21 - United States

Today, I had to explain to my grandfather that Canadians aren't evil by reminding him that he's Canadian. FML

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Too realistic

By ThatLove - 05/04/2023 18:00 - Switzerland - Worb

Today, I had to explain to my housemate that the cast of "The Crown" is not the real Royal Family impersonating themselves. FML

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By FrustratedTutor - 21/08/2015 20:00 - United States - Andover

Today, the kid I was tutoring told me that, "Pirates were a myth. Like the Greeks and Romans." He's 16. FML

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Increase school funding, please?

By Anonymous - 07/03/2020 20:00

Today, my teacher began to explain Veterans' Day and why it's on 11/11 to a new student from Iran. He said he already knew, but this was news to almost everyone else in the class. FML

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GrinchFu1 27

Friday 18 December 2015 1:17

Day by day my faith in the long term survival of our species is slowly being whittled away. Stuff like this literally hurts my brain.

Richard6036 13

Friday 18 December 2015 1:20

I'm so surprised that in a computer generation people are just dumber than ever with all the knowledge at their fingertips and yet people say things like this so common sense is not so common and ignorance is running rampant

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crazycatlady5513 4

Friday 18 December 2015 13:42

Sounds like the ppl at my school! I swear someone asks me a question that reaches a new level of stupid every damn day!

snarkytruth 37

Friday 18 December 2015 14:49

Too stupid to live! Everyone knows he is that wizard that kept losing his ring. ;)

wolf12king 12

Friday 18 December 2015 15:01

I didn't know who Gandhi was until last year when I was in 9th grade.

writerchic85 25

Friday 18 December 2015 18:10

They must have been thinking of Golem.

Headcrab 29

Saturday 19 December 2015 5:17

"no, the paedophile"

deathperado 0

Saturday 19 December 2015 8:10

Easy access to almist all of human knowledge yet the people are dumber than maybe ever before. Or at least compared to the availability of information.

Kotine 11

Saturday 19 December 2015 23:47

lol I'm doing a project on Mohandas and working on it rn

tlnorman 18

Sunday 20 December 2015 11:52

That is a special kind of stupid right there. I don't know if it's curable or not.

pancakessdsjsn 17

Thursday 24 December 2015 10:42

I gotta meet this kid.

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