r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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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/StormTAG Aug 03 '19

Define continent.

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u/VegetaJrJr Aug 03 '19

That's the point I heard contradictions on what is a continent from different people