What is one fact that someone shared so confidently but turns out to be false? (lemmy.world)

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[-] blujan@sopuli.xyz 40 points 9 months ago

I was told two hours ago that Antarctica is bigger than all other continents combined, when I said that's not possible I was told to google it.

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

It's the largest desert, and bigger than all other deserts combined (if you don't count the arctic as a desert, since it's [mostly] floating ice). That's the best explanation of their mistake.

Fyi, I did Google it. Antarctica is the 4th biggest, after Asia, North America, and South America. It's also the 3rd smallest.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

You missed the second biggest

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

Sounds like something a flat Earther would say

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