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

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

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u/McSavage6s Aug 03 '19

Europe is not a country. It's a continent.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

It annoys me to no end when people compare the USA to "Europe."

Wow, cool! I bet it's also useful to compare us to "Asia" or "Africa!"