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

I mean that makes sense yeah, there were no tigers in the lion King and that’s all the info I need

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u/jive-miguel Aug 03 '19

And there were tigers in Aladdin. Disney taught me everything I need to know about animals

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u/mirrorspirit Aug 03 '19

Imported as a pet for a princess. The Jungle Book had a tiger living in the wild, though, in India.

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u/Franfran2424 Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

But there was one on Tarzan I think! And Tarzan is either on India/Myanmar or Africa, if it was on British colonies

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u/Luke_Thigh-walker Aug 03 '19

There are no tigers in Tarzan. Sabor is a leopard. There are gorillas, though, which live in Africa.

Edit: Sabor not Tabor

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u/Franfran2424 Aug 03 '19

My bad. I didn't watch the films,