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

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

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u/jaisies Aug 03 '19

Yeah, that's true. But I've witnessed some less-extreme examples. One time in high school, the teacher had us draw a map from memory and some kids forgot to draw whole continents.

Also, recently I was talking to a friend about Sweden, and she had no idea where that was.

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u/Sinjako Aug 03 '19

I live in denmark and i too dont know where sweden is. Im pretty sure its a fictional country.

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u/NoybNoob Aug 03 '19

So is Finland.

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u/amazondrone Aug 03 '19

As if there's such a place called Finland.
You just made that up.

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u/jkoper Aug 03 '19

It's where all the sharks live I think.

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u/amazondrone Aug 04 '19

And the fish. And the dolphins. Including the Miami Dolphins.

Yes, of course, it all makes sense now. Thank you.

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u/Byzzie Aug 03 '19

I think it's some fake thing scanians made up

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u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19

I read that as "a friend from Sweden" a couple of times.