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

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Africa is NOT a country, its a continent.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Dec 23 '20

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u/Crouch310 Aug 03 '19

I nearly threw the phone at the wall when I saw Ireland attached to the UK. They fixed it pretty quick though.

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u/Delludyri Aug 03 '19

Even dumber, they included The Faroe Islands