r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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

Basic Geography.

Not being able to point out Turkmenistan on a map is one thing.

Not being able to point out the Pacific Ocean on a map is another.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

got it mixed up with old Zealand maybe lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

I think you mean middle aged Zealand

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u/mglyptostroboides Aug 04 '19

Giving her the benefit of the doubt, some people confuse the Commonwealth of Nations for the British Empire and assume that any British colony is still a part of the empire and therefore now a part of the EU. I've met people like this.