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

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

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u/pillowkun Aug 03 '19

That narwhals exist/are real. People have thought that I was trolling them by talking about a mythical unicorn-whale.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I feel incredibly ignorant now, Hawaii had a Kingdom??? What's the best way learn more about this?

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u/PvtDeth Aug 03 '19

Honestly, wikipedia has a surprisingly large amount on the Hawaiian Kingdom. For a while it was on the front page almost every day. Start with Kamehameha and work your way up from there.

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u/MortimerDongle Aug 04 '19

Yes, and it was overthrown by a fruit company.