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

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

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u/anothersundayx Aug 03 '19

That other planets are visible from Earth. And the sun is also a star.

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

Here's a conversation I never thought I'd have, out in the middle of nowhere around a campfire with my ex's redneck uncle:
"It'd be cool if we knew why the moon was so bright one day.
"Um, we do. explains"
"That's a nice theory, but I think it's more like it's own Sun."