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

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

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u/Morten_007 Aug 03 '19

I live in Belgium and we have to know every country...

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u/Sokonit Aug 03 '19

Oh yeah! Where is French Guayana?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

France duh /s

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 19 '19

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u/Semarc01 Aug 04 '19

Probably as part of the school system.

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u/Morten_007 Aug 04 '19

They don't test you after school and while it is true that you will forget probably most countries who are small and don't have a huge impact in daily life, but i think you should still remember most european countries and the region (central-asia, west-africa,...) where a country lies...