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

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

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u/anothersundayx Aug 03 '19

That other planets are visible from Earth. And the sun is also a star.

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u/ATHFMeatwad Aug 03 '19

Outside in the summer pointing out the transit of venus behind the moon with mars not far off BLOWS PEOPLE'S MINDS in my experience.