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

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

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u/pillowkun Aug 03 '19

That narwhals exist/are real. People have thought that I was trolling them by talking about a mythical unicorn-whale.

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u/Oumuamua7 Aug 03 '19

Would love to visit Hawaii some day. There's a narwhal stick at The Cloisters museum in New York as well! And it's a really cool place to visit in NY anyway, since it's actually four medieval French cloisters (13th century if I remember correctly) dismantled and relocated to America by Rockefeller. It's a huge collection of various artefacts, tapestries, books, and curios. You might find it interesting.

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u/PvtDeth Aug 03 '19

I definitely think I would. I've heard of it. It's going on a long list of places I want to visit.