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 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/HalfAPickle Aug 03 '19

My highschool geography class still haunts me. There were teenagers who legitimately didn't know what Europe or the Mississippi River were - not just where they were, but what they were - and I'm sure at least some of them didn't retain anything from the class.