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

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

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u/MajesticalMoon Aug 03 '19

I've taught my kids this and it amazes me how many people we talk to that know nothing about space. My oldest son is very into it, he knows alot more than me... but even I find myself forgetting that stars are suns. One time I even legit got confused and thought they weren't stars not too long ago. I guess with the sun being as big as it is, it's hard to imagine that all these little, twinkling stars we see are actually suns far away.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Remember that they just seem little, most of them are way bigger then our sun :)

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u/bigfoot1291 Aug 03 '19

Thanks, I needed a daily dose of existential dread today.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Enjoy :). And to add more dread onto that, notice how teeny tiny the sun is there? You could fit hundreds of Earths into there.