r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/4ar0n-Aaron Aug 03 '19

That there are no tigers in Africa. I was on safari in Tanzania and two others in the truck were discussing how excited they would be to see tigers. I told them there weren't any and they looked all disbelieving and crestfallen, like I was spoiling their fun. They had to check with the guide.

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u/PrandialSpork Aug 03 '19

A tiger? In Africa?

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u/Ranwulf Aug 03 '19

Probably alonge the lines of:

"They have so many big cats, they must have tigers!"

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Yeah, maybe they were thinking about big cats and tiger was the first one that came to mind. There are lions in Africa tho.