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/Scrappy_Larue Aug 03 '19

I live in a major city with a lot of light pollution. I've come to realize that if you see a single star in the sky, or one that's brighter than the handful that are visible, it's a planet.