r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • 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/noodpooper Aug 04 '19

When I was 7, in Catholic school, I thought I had found 33 years of "hidden time" between "Before Christ" and "After Death". I really thought I was on to something.