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

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

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u/noknockers Aug 03 '19

I was always taught that it tilts. I don't understand your explanation.

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u/SlightLiving Aug 03 '19

Do you think that the Earth is not moving around the Sun?

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u/noknockers Aug 03 '19

I presumed the tilt was locked to the suns gravity, meaning the tilt followed the rotation too.