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40 Of The Dumbest Questions People Have Ever Asked

People thought they were joking, but they were actually serious. You can't make these things up.

40 Of The Dumbest Questions People Have Ever Asked

Some questions are so awkward, so baffling, or so unintentionally funny that they stick with people for years. This roundup pulls together a batch of those moments, the kind that make you pause, laugh, and wonder how anyone thought saying them out loud was a good idea.

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The stories here come from everyday encounters, from strangers, coworkers, family members, and random conversations that went off the rails fast. What makes them memorable is not just the question itself, but the stunned reactions that followed, and the way people still remember them long after the moment passed.

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By the end, you may be grateful your own embarrassing questions never made it into a viral thread. Read on.

1. At least they weren't insisting that the Earth is flat

1. At least they weren't insisting that the Earth is flat
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Person pointing at a reflective surface, joking about Earth misconceptionsReddit
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2. If only it worked that way. Kidding!

2. If only it worked that way. Kidding!Reddit

3. Sir, that is called a reflection

3. Sir, that is called a reflection Classroom-like scene with a person scolding someone, referencing grade schoolReddit

4. Please go back to grade school

4. Please go back to grade schoolReddit

That one probably needed a second before it landed.

5. Time to change doctors now

5. Time to change doctors nowReddit

6. And the winner for the dumbest question goes to...

6. And the winner for the dumbest question goes to... Close-up of a newborn next to a banana, “newborns and bananas” jokeReddit

7. You might be mistaken

7. You might be mistakenReddit

8. Newborns and bananas

8. Newborns and bananasReddit

9. No, this is just a Halloween costume, except it's not Halloween yet

9. No, this is just a Halloween costume, except it's not Halloween yetReddit

10. Imagine hearing someone say they thought you were extinct

10. Imagine hearing someone say they thought you were extinctReddit

11. Biology at work

11. Biology at workReddit

12. Like pierced ears

12. Like pierced earsReddit

13. It was just fire

13. It was just fireReddit

14. They were just confirming

14. They were just confirmingReddit

Also, if you think people asked truly wild questions, these bizarre events proving Earth is weirder than science fiction will blow your mind.

15. Which one is it?

15. Which one is it?Reddit

16. The answer is: very deep

16. The answer is: very deepReddit

17. Stop asking this question

17. Stop asking this questionReddit

18. It's actually a dog

18. It's actually a dogReddit

19. Milking male goats

19. Milking male goatsReddit

20. This is actually a great retort in arguments

20. This is actually a great retort in argumentsReddit

21. Honestly, I didn't know

21. Honestly, I didn't knowReddit

22. Some people just couldn't accept that they were wrong

22. Some people just couldn't accept that they were wrongReddit

23. Sometimes

23. SometimesReddit

24. Their brains were still developing...at a much slower rate than middle schoolers

24. Their brains were still developing...at a much slower rate than middle schoolersReddit

25. An afterlife later

25. An afterlife laterReddit

26. Why would you do that?

26. Why would you do that?Reddit

27. To start or to stop?

27. To start or to stop?Reddit

28. There is, in fact, soy in soy sauce

28. There is, in fact, soy in soy sauceReddit

29. Well, you have to learn something new every day...

29. Well, you have to learn something new every day...Reddit

30. Seriously, stop it

30. Seriously, stop itReddit Couple arguing near a doorway, “If you want your wife to die, just say it” contextReddit

31. If you want your wife to die, just say it

31. If you want your wife to die, just say itReddit

32. Moving in

32. Moving inReddit

33. Thoughts like that come out sometimes

33. Thoughts like that come out sometimesReddit

34. Why can't they?

34. Why can't they?Reddit

35. Is it?

Person gesturing dismissively while holding an object, “Better not ask” punchlineReddit

36. No, I stole it

36. No, I stole itReddit

37. Better not ask

37. Better not askReddit

38. Ice cream ones

38. Ice cream onesReddit

39. Maybe because they're from apples? Just a thought.

39. Maybe because they're from apples? Just a thought.Reddit

40. Wouldn't it be cool if they were?

40. Wouldn't it be cool if they were?Reddit

Some questions are funny in the moment and even funnier later.

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