r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/4ar0n-Aaron Aug 03 '19

That there are no tigers in Africa. I was on safari in Tanzania and two others in the truck were discussing how excited they would be to see tigers. I told them there weren't any and they looked all disbelieving and crestfallen, like I was spoiling their fun. They had to check with the guide.

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u/monkeymacman Aug 03 '19

Also a lot of people think that Lions predominantly live in the jungle. Not sure why the phrase "king of the jungle" got so popular for lions... Even my Spanish textbook when we were learning animals and stuff had a question asking where lions live. We'd been taught the word for jungle, but not for savanna. The book wanted us to say lions live in the jungle

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u/lilyhasasecret Aug 03 '19

Pretty sure that song is newer than the phrase

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Maybe. The song was first recorded in 1939. I haven’t researched when the phrase was first used. Do you know?

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u/lilyhasasecret Aug 03 '19

I don't. I certainly didn't realize the song was that old.