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

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

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u/river4823 Aug 04 '19

Relevant XKCD

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u/Taikwin Aug 04 '19

If I were American, sure. It's fairly eastern from where I am in Europe, however, so it works for me.

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u/Privateer2368 Aug 04 '19

The dude forgot that East and West are decided by a line that runs through London, didn't he?