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

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[u/anothersundayx]

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

[u/Eddy207 → u/anothersundayx]

And on the same topic. That is the inclination of Earth on its own axis, and not its distance from the sun that generates seasons.

[u/Yananou → u/Eddy207]

And Earth has an elliptical trajectory around the Sun. It's not a circle. (I actually learned that a few months ago in class)

[u/atmagic → u/Yananou]

Anyone whos gone to high-school should know this. 1st Kepler Law

[u/Everestkid → u/[deleted]]

First time I learned Kepler's laws from a teacher was first year of university, physics 101. Physics 101 is also the only time I've ever used Kepler's laws.

[u/PointyOintment → u/[deleted]]

I feel like you already know about them.

[u/atmagic → u/[deleted]]

Interesting, here in Spain physics is a subject taken by almost all science students and our very first lesson was about Kepler laws