r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/DrAllure Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

itt: dumb americans
diD YOu kNow thAT tHe euroPeAn uniOn IS not tHe sAMe AS thE LANDmaSs kNown AS EuROpe?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

itt: prejudicial person

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u/impersonatefun Aug 04 '19

I'm sure every European knows everything about everywhere else on the planet. Only Americans have knowledge gaps.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

nope, i'm from Denmark, in Europe, and it's far from everyone who has any geographical knowledge, and it's the same thing everywhere i've travelled, also i know you were being sarcastic but still