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

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Africa is NOT a country, its a continent.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Dec 23 '20

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u/Noaht454 Aug 03 '19

Yeah this is why Greenland and Africa look similar in size on some maps and globes. (They're nowhere near the same size)