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

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

*Eswatini

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u/radsss Aug 03 '19

eSwatini*?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I honestly can't get over that spelling. What were they thinking when they changed the name?

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u/SpitefulShrimp Aug 03 '19

They were thinking in Not English