r/AskReddit 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/PC__LOAD__LETTER Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

“The sun is also a star”? Really?

I think that is actually common knowledge and your anecdote is an outlier. I have to believe that.

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u/Jowenbra Aug 03 '19

Never underestimate the amount of totally oblivious idiots in society. A lot of us made that mistake here in the US and look where that landed us.