Pangea, Chromosomes...

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What common knowledge do you assume most adults would know but apparently not...

What Pangea is. Based on the Apprentice episode, not as widely known as I assumed.

How many chromosomes a standard human has. DH had to Google it when explaining our sons condition to a friend. I am utterly flabagasted.

Pangea yes. Chromosomes probably.

But do you know what Burke and Hare got up to?

I couldn’t tell you either but know what Burke and hare did.

I was surprised at the lack of pangea knowledge too, when he said it I said to my dh, 'ah that is a good name for an airline' he looked at me blankly. Having said that I'm not entirely sure on the chromosomes!

I’ve never heard of Burke and hare.

I wouldn’t assume most adults knew how many chromosomes we have or what Pangea was.

I was astonished by how many people I’ve spoken to since the apprentice episode don’t know what Pangea means. Even my husband who is much more intelligent than I am.

Both came up more than once in school and I'd know both and would assume most adults would.

Didn't know who Burke and Hare were though.

Please say what Burke and Hare did.

I’m a genius and know Pangea, chromosomes and Burke and hare.

However I do have trouble adding up and left and right.

It was always Pangaea when my DC were small. When did that change?
I'm usually better at spelling than definitions. I only have a vague notion about chromosomes. Burke and Hare I can manage.

Pangea rang a bell but I had to check. Burke and Hare are very notorious, I know all about them.

Pangea yes.

Chromosomes, I wasn't sure.

B&H... Erm... Have heard of but no idea

@beanfield

ME TOO!!!

Are you my person?

Hahaha I've completely forgotten how many chromosomes we have & I've got a BSc!

Maybe it's the stress of studying for an MBA and several large essays due soon

I don't really think the number of chromosomes we have is terribly relevant to our daily lives. I did a degree in biology, and my expectation of non-biologists would generally be that they knew we had genes, and that chromosomes contain genes. The actual number gives very limited additional ability to understand e.g. news articles.

I know Pangaea, chromosomes and Burke & Hare. Still can’t tell an accelerator from a brake though, which is why I don’t drive.

Yes to Pangaea & Burke and Hare but I couldn't tell you how many chromosomes an adult has without a quick Google

I’m good with Pangea, and with Burke and Hare, had to double check chromosomes though.

Something I am fairly frequently surprised by is that people think Catholics are not Christians. Don’t know what they think they are though!

Isn’t Pangea one of the continents in the time of the dinosaurs or have I got the wrong end of the stick?!

@VeniVidiWeeWee
Burke and Hare where originally grave robbers who sold bodies for anatomical study, they then realised that it was easier to murder people and sell those bodies rather than go around digging them up. They eventually got caught but I think one of them disappeared/survived.

I couldn’t answer any of those and I’d consider myself to have slightly above average intelligence

I couldn’t answer any of those and I’d consider myself to have slightly above average intelligence

It’s nothing to do with intelligence.

You just haven’t heard of them.

Come on! Everyone is saying they know what B &H did.

Tell me what they did.

Pangea and chromosomes I can do. Burke and Hare rang a bell but I'd have had to google.

I'm surprised when adults don't know that the sun is a star and the stars are really far away suns.

Google not working for you veni?

We have 23 pairs of chromosomes, therefore 46.

We have two of each, that’s why Downs Syndome is call trisomy 21 as there are three of chromosome 21 instead of two.