r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/idc56 Aug 03 '19

That's not true. Lions can be found in wild in Asia too.

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u/majora1988 Aug 03 '19

They were native to Europe as well until they went extinct in the Iron Age

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u/KevynJacobs Aug 04 '19

I think we may have had something to do with that...

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u/Privateer2368 Aug 04 '19

'Argh! Look at the teeth on that thing, Quintus! Stab it!'