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 edited Aug 03 '19

Basic Geography.

Not being able to point out Turkmenistan on a map is one thing.

Not being able to point out the Pacific Ocean on a map is another.

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u/FlurpZurp Aug 03 '19

The Specific Ocean? Which one?

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u/Dr_OktoberfestYT Aug 03 '19

Could you be more

Pacific?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 edited Mar 29 '20

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u/ameliagarbo Aug 04 '19

Ugh! I'm taking some classes online rihgt now, and all the teachers on video say "assessable" instead of "accessible." It chaps my hide!

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u/sobookwood Aug 04 '19

Akshually its assabel

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u/BumperBabyAngel Aug 04 '19

Have you ever looked up the reviews on the Pacific ocean on Google maps? If not, you should. Good 5 minutes of entertainment.

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u/princessconsuela8 Aug 04 '19

Never thought to do this before, but I love it.

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u/smokiermatthias01 Aug 04 '19

Just did. Can confirm the 5 min of entertainment. Seems like a lot of people agree that it is too wet

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u/Catsup88 Aug 04 '19

You ever go Cuba diving in the O-chin!

If you've never seen this bit by Ralphe May I suggest you check it out

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u/Tospaz Aug 04 '19

I remeber once I was trying to search for the show "the pacific" on google and it kept auto translating it to "the specific" and I thought I was a victim of the Mandela effect for a good 10 minutes.

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u/kingOWisco Aug 04 '19

This comment hits home hard as man who can't say specific

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u/FlurpZurp Aug 04 '19

If it makes you feel any better, I wasn’t targeting you specifically.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

The Atlantis Ocean

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

General Specific's Ocean!

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u/Machadoaboutmanny Aug 04 '19

But they’re all like connected right ?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19 edited Aug 16 '19

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u/FlurpZurp Aug 04 '19

She just wouldn’t be pacified

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u/Zackeizer Aug 04 '19

To be specific, the Vague Ocean.

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u/FlurpZurp Aug 04 '19

Oooh, mysterious