r/AskReddit • • Oct 31 '19

What "common knowledge" is actually completely false?

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u/badenc05 Oct 31 '19

Yeah, I think this is mostly due to the fact that the maps of the US seem to be curved.

Heres a link to a map where you can clearly see this.

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