the world

I thought the England was EDGE-land but england was ENG-land

Anon

I thought all of the places mentioned in Bible stories were lost cities that had been abandoned or destroyed a long time ago and nowadays we were not sure of their exact locations, like Troy before its rediscovery. (Except Rome, I guess, I knew there was still a Rome.)

And yes, this is true of some ancient cities, but people still live in Jericho, Bethlehem, etc. and they have for thousands of years, so it’s not a mystery where they are.

Kai

I thought the big apple was literally a giant apple in New York

Anon

I thought Albania was the state of Alabama

Anon

Instead of only Southampton and Northampton (yes, that city exists), I thought there also was Easthampton and Westhampton.

Anon

When I was little I believed that only Spain existed

Khadija El Hattabe

I used to think Greenland was called “Groenland”

Enrico

I used to believe that Mexico was the capital of Spain

Cadence

When I was young , I used to believe that all there was only one continent on Earth

M.R

When I was young i used to think the Jura mountains were in Africa and Norway was a region in France.

a guy