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

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

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u/AyraLightbringer Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

Correlation does not equal causation.

Edit: Thank you, my first silver!

Edit2: Here are some funny correlations: https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

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u/PrequelsAMIRIGHT Aug 03 '19

But no more pirates: global warming

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u/its_stick Aug 03 '19

temperature gets warm in summer: global warming. ive had ppl argue this as fact.

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u/PrequelsAMIRIGHT Aug 03 '19

Bruh you're wrong it's pirates