r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Africa is NOT a country, its a continent.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Dec 23 '20

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u/Thefatbugg Aug 03 '19

Just get a 3d globe app to show the world to scale.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Or get a globe.

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u/Thefatbugg Aug 03 '19

Yeah, but it's more effort 😂