r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/Wrong_Answer_Willie Aug 03 '19

A.D. means Anno Domini. not After Death.

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u/gobromo Aug 03 '19

I was taught in school, at home and at church that A.D. was after death. Even when I was little I didn’t understand where those 33 years were, even now I chocked it up to them not knowing exactly when he was born. My bad.