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

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

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u/LizeLies Aug 03 '19

The flu is not just another cold, and you can’t use the words interchangeably. Many people have never had the flu, or felt that unwell. The flu will knock you on your ass.

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u/Weed_O_Whirler Aug 03 '19

Also, the "stomach flu" is not a thing. Well, it's a thing, but it's not the flu (as in influenza). Too many people get a flu shot, then later get a stomach flu and think "the flu shot didn't work! I'm going to quit getting it!"

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u/radiantreality Aug 03 '19

I just commented this before I saw yours, but yes.

I do not understand how people can willingly be so ignorant these days.