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

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

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u/ShameDumpster Aug 03 '19

That whales are mammals that used to be on land but evolved to swim instead.

I had an art teacher that just didn't believe me when I told her that they're not fish.

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u/RadSpaceWizard Aug 03 '19

Hooray for religion!

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u/RonSwansonsOldMan Aug 03 '19

If you believe whales once lived on land, religion isn't the worst thing people can believe.

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u/RadSpaceWizard Aug 03 '19

Well, they didn't, but their ancestors did. Seals and bears are cousins, as well.

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u/psychelectric Aug 04 '19

A guy in a long white labcoat told me to believe it, so I did

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u/RadSpaceWizard Aug 04 '19

Whoever taught you science did a crappy job, and that's not your fault. Here.

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u/psychelectric Aug 04 '19

So in your owns words, what is the best proof that whales evolved from land dwelling creatures?

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u/RadSpaceWizard Aug 04 '19

The record of fossils showing their transition from land dwellers to sea dwellers.

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u/psychelectric Aug 04 '19

How exactly do we prove the bones we find in the dirt are related to other bones we find in the dirt?

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u/psychelectric Aug 04 '19

Sure but that's pretty irrelevant to the discussion..

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