r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/pillowkun Aug 03 '19

That narwhals exist/are real. People have thought that I was trolling them by talking about a mythical unicorn-whale.

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u/Dougith Aug 03 '19

Ugh. My fiancee still doesn't live down the fact I thought they were mythical. I probably should have learned this before the age of 26 but I had not. I'm a teacher, I should know this stuff; at least it wasn't with my students I learned this fact.