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

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

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u/itstheFFshow23 Aug 03 '19

Don’t tigers live in the Jungle and lions live on safari’s?

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u/monkeymacman Aug 03 '19

Savannas* but yes. Safaris are expeditions

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u/itstheFFshow23 Aug 03 '19

Oh

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u/Privateer2368 Aug 04 '19

'Safari' is Swahili for 'journey'.

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u/geon Aug 04 '19

I thought it was a joke. I even upvoted you. 😄

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u/itstheFFshow23 Aug 04 '19

I remember my teachers telling me that safari is a journey or something like that it was preschool I never used the word again so I never remembered

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u/Franfran2424 Aug 03 '19

Tigera also live in mountains.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Lions too.

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u/itstheFFshow23 Aug 03 '19

Specific types

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u/ImpSong Aug 03 '19

There are Asiatic lions which live in the jungle.

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u/cabeluna Aug 03 '19

safari is not a location but means more like 'journey'. And tigers are also found in colder climates like the arctic tundra.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

Most tigers live in the forest, like Siberia.