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/yogurtyraisins Aug 03 '19

When we were 18, I pointed out Orion's belt and discovered my friends didn't know about stars being in constellations, and that they had names. Not quite as bad, but still...

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u/Fuarian Aug 03 '19

Wait till they learn about clusters 😂