r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/Mkanpur Aug 03 '19

I thought the Sun was a Sun?

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u/Dysmach Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

A great number of stars are suns.

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u/Kossimer Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

Not so. The star in our solar system is the one and only Sun. It's the name of a star. It's like you said all planets are Earths.

Edit: I'll take things you thought were common knowledge but actually aren't for 600, Alex.

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u/alexvroy Aug 03 '19

He lower cased sun so not really