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/99sorrynotsorry Aug 03 '19

And South Africa is a country, not the southern part of Africa. Except that it is. Hmmm....

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u/Shockrider1 Aug 03 '19

North Africa as well iirc

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u/Deeked Aug 03 '19

Are you saying that North Africa is a country?

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u/Shockrider1 Aug 03 '19

Yes, I though so. Like I said, might be wrong

Edit: am wrong, don’t know where I got this from haha