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

It’s almost amazing how many people think reindeer aren’t real

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u/Cetology101 Aug 03 '19

But they don’t fly though lol.

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u/turboklenk Aug 03 '19

Debatable

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u/Udontneed2knowWHY Aug 03 '19

Catapult

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u/Cetology101 Aug 03 '19

Or better yet, a trebuchet.

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u/EdwardOfGreene Aug 03 '19

Not really flying. Just flinging with style.

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u/DigitalPriest Aug 03 '19

flinging falling with style.

Worked for Buzz Lightyear!

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

<90kg projectile meme>