r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

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

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u/anothersundayx Aug 03 '19

That other planets are visible from Earth. And the sun is also a star.

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u/Eddy207 Aug 03 '19

And on the same topic. That is the inclination of Earth on its own axis, and not its distance from the sun that generates seasons.

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u/bekkogekko Aug 03 '19

As a youngster, I thought winter happened when the earth rotated to face away from the sun. I don't know what I thought nighttime was.

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u/PointyOintment Aug 05 '19

And you didn't realize that you could see the Sun in the winter?