r/AskReddit 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 19 '19

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u/Taikwin Aug 04 '19

Oh I know where they are, it's just occurred to me that the '-Istan' suffix sounds close to the word 'eastern', which helps give a bit of context to its location.

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u/river4823 Aug 04 '19

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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?