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> Wow, lots of comments stating that it was common knowledge, but some fact doesn't become common knowledge simply because everyone knows it. Common knowledge:
by jader201 7y ago
> Wow, lots of comments stating that it was common knowledge, but some fact doesn't become common knowledge simply because everyone knows it.
Common knowledge: something that many or most people know.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20knowledge https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20knowledg...
- dunkelheit 7y agoSure, not going to quibble about word choice. The point is that many comments are like "so what, everybody knew this", but there is a material difference between "everybody knows" and "everybody knows that everybody knows".