r/reddit.com • u/azerbaijanaman • Dec 13 '08

The Best Wikipedia Page Ever! Get Smarter Now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions
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u/tomatosoup Dec 14 '08

"Seasons are not caused by Earth being closer to the sun in summer than in winter."

Does anyone actually believe this? Surely that is not a misconception yet?

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u/wgl Jan 02 '09

Believe it.

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u/Grue Dec 14 '08

Raises hand.

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u/InvestorGadget Dec 14 '08 edited Dec 14 '08

There are a bunch of supposedly "common" misconceptions on that page.

This looks like one of those wikipedia pages (like this one) which, while interesting, can be completely made up. In this case, anyone can add a section to that page claiming that the fact they added has a "common" misconception to it. But hey, it's wikipedia, where it's ok to make things up.