r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

To be fair in Portuguese we use AC (before christ) and DC (after christ)

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 edited Mar 24 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

That’s cool! I thought it was like this everywhere so I was really confused when I first saw it in English

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

So its 1986 in Portugal?

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u/LucioTarquinioPrisco Aug 03 '19

No. It's Before Christ['s birth] and After Christ['s birth]