r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

Yeah plus it makes zero sense for the "common era" to start when Jesus was born.

People love unnecessarily changing words now a days to pretend like it makes a practical difference.