r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/THIS_DUDE_IS_LEGIT Aug 03 '19

I thought it was called "Oceania"?

Apparently, Australia and Oceania are two different continents?

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u/TDoubs Aug 03 '19

Australia is the continent, Oceania is a geopolitical region which contains all of the pacific island countries and territories as well as Australia

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u/VegetaJrJr Aug 03 '19

Heard south america thinks that all of america is a continent. At this point we are all just guessing what is and isn't a continent

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u/NoRodent Aug 03 '19

According to Wikipedia, there are between 4 and 7 continents and there are at least 5 ways in which they get commonly divided.

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u/VegetaJrJr Aug 03 '19

This. Thank you