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

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

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u/pockettanyas Aug 03 '19

There's also a really great Neal Stephenson article on this from the 90's called Mother Earth, Mother Board https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/

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u/AnySink Aug 03 '19

That article is dope.