Why people fall for misinformation - Joseph Isaac

How does a fact become a misconception? Dig into the world of misinformation to see how facts can become distorted and misleading.
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In 1901, David Hänig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the tongue into four separate areas. It has since been published in textbooks and newspapers. There is just one problem: the map is wrong. So how do misconceptions like this spread, and what makes a fake fact so easy to believe? Joseph Isaac dives into the world of misinformation.
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[@arnavnarang8342]

"70% of all stats are made up, including this one." They had us in the first half ngl

[@snowylilac371]

Kurt E. Clothier likewise, adding a random decimal to the end like 77.5%

[@JacobRy]

@@snowylilac371 actually you might want to stray away from 7 as well. Notice how ted, Kurt E. Clothier, and you, used 7 as a "random" number? 7 seems more random because its prime, its not in the middle between 1-10, but also not one less than ten or one more than ten. So it seems random, but conciously avoid using too many 7s

[@dani.lepore9410]

*83% It's always 83%

[@warrust]

@@dani.lepore9410 82.67% is always my go to, but i guess you can round it up

[@sergeskaff3319]

They stole it from a talk between Elon musk and alibaba's owner

[@Pedrosa2541]

Nobody is "immune" to misinformation, doesn't matter the level of scholar knowledge you have. This is why we should always ask our sources and assumptions, even things we thought we knew well.

[@harshvardhanwagare5663]

Right brother

[@Malik-Ibi]

Well said.

[@mohammadazad8350]

my math teachers were always giving me steps for solving problems without explaining why we do this and I found tons of flaws in their thinking

[@harshvardhanwagare5663]

@@mohammadazad8350 u need a different math teacher

[@williamhenry4380]

“Take the world from another point of view” - R.Feynman

[@saumyashree4926]

Never stop learning because Ted-Ed never stops teaching 👍

[@hassanmuse3930]

What a comment👌🏾👏

[@Asmaa_311]

Alec benjamin's fan💙

[@aatika26]

i love your dp. Alec Benjamin💙

[@PramkLuna]

Very true

[@braz_ghale3858]

True 😆😅

[@ZOCCOK]

"A lie becomes the truth if you lie enough times" - Master Oogway

[@RK-ep8qy]

ZOCCOK I always see him quoted even though he's a cartoon. Truly great writers.

[@burningsnow9870]

You can't forget Iroh

[@zhurs-mom]

Imagine if teded acually heart this comment thinking master oogway is a teal man

[@krishnand5187]

That's precisely how the statement you said became true.

[@shashwatsharma2596]

This reminds me that UK fought for Democracy in WW1 and WW2, *Coughs in Colonialism*

[@clintsrandomchannel5301]

If it's easy to digest, it'll most likely get spread whether it's true or false

[@nok9355]

Clints Random Channel that’s why it’s hard to change someone’s opinion on anything

[@aoeu256]

For a huge concentration of mistruths look up: political campaigns and psychology... One big mistruth is the calorie in - calorie out model on losing weight made popular by coca-cola et al. Calories are a huge simplification of how the body uses energy from food and don't take into account hormonal or gut bacteria, and they assume all weight loss or weight gain is equally bad.

[@campkira]

it fake news and worst is when it was teaching in school... that was before internet...

[@tree6835]

Including this comment?

[@thedude951]

So basically, things got Lost in Translation.

[@SchgurmTewehr]

Partly yes, I think so

[@tawfekbaseel7377]

Google translate doesn't do its job perfectly y'know?

[@yasyasmarangoz3577]

ja

[@supdoc9172]

And this is how trinity was misinterpreted from the Bible (When the Hebrew/Aramaic language was translated into Greek/Roman)

[@tiffyw92]

@@tawfekbaseel7377 True, but Human Translate doesn't always do its job perfectly either. At least with multiple uses of Human Translate, we can expect more accuracy and reliability when they all agree on something. The issues come in when they don't agree, though, since certain things are hard to translate. And then there are those versions of Human Translate that haven't been entirely updated to Fluent level...

[@proudbox5091]

"Misconceptions can result in bitter taste in all parts of the tongue".Give Ted ed a medal

[@Mark73]

We did the "taste map" experiment when we were in school and when some students pointed out that they could taste every flavor in other places on the tongue, the teacher said that they must be doing it wrong.

[@mcuserton]

Same here. We were just mistaken, supposedly

[@VioletNKisHere]

Sometimes people don’t try to read beyond what they know or heard first.

[@haucaidevil2703]

"they must be doing it wrong" they must have been born incorrectly or smth smh teacher

[@saumyashree4926]

The tongue map is a common misconception but then also our teachers teach the wrong thing

[@TheAmericanAmerican]

Examples?

[@abhi-wi2mj]

Trueee

[@justinwbohner]

But when I put a Warhead candy against my cheek and rub the side of my tongue on it, it feels especially sour. That same feeling doesn't happen with other parts of my tongue.

[@nok9355]

Kurt E. Clothier google the Nocebo Effect

[@rarafarara]

Its crazy how that tongue theory was thought when i was in middle school, thats not that long ago, imagine what other things we're learning that is just an unfortunate misconception?

[@JacobRy]

i actually experimented myself when i learned of it sometimes from kindergarten to 2nd grade. I also came to the conclusion it was complete BS

[@shishi6799]

@@JacobRy I read it in a hardbound encyclopedia (when they still existed), also experimented on myself and called the map BS.

[@JacobRy]

@@shishi6799 yep. Nothing like experimenting as a kid :)

[@IRosamelia]

I experimented this as a kid too, concluded that it wasn't accurate about my tongue

[@bts_army_girl_50]

@@IRosamelia yeah me too

[@elliotfinn146]

"The only problem with this is it's wrong." That is very well put.

[@jeremyfockenier3163]

"Did you know that 70% of all statistics are made up?..." Me : Noooo...? "...including this one." Im so naïve :(

[@maerosss]

I feeel betrayed!!! :-( :D

[@magicalrevolverwieldingsta185]

Naïve nerd

[@angelabby2379]

Lol its not made up. Its just not the statistics of the entire population and everything. So its better than nothing to give u a perspective

[@hienhoangminh1370]

lol the same thinking :DD

[@SMAT-gc3yl]

This video yet again proves that TED-Ed videos teach us more in one small video than school ever did.

[@terrainvictus1210]

Sadly true, our educational system is rigged.

[@tessatenev1726]

Totally agree!

[@sanob3233]

I even still have those wrong taste map in highschool textbook smh

[@mohammadazad8350]

That's why I hate it when books tells us about information with no explanation or proof and this is one of the main reasons I love math more than any other subject

[@vornamenachname7795]

I really would like to agree with you, but then I realized without school, i couldn't read / understand your comment at all. Greetings from germany :)

[@harshvardhanwagare5663]

"Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it". Some peeps still believe in false information in this modern age :'(

[@hilkmeister1382]

Everyone does, no shame in it. Only shame in not challenging your own beliefs

[@harshvardhanwagare5663]

@@hilkmeister1382 right

[@samrashafaq1717]

The whole Indian govt is in power only because of misinformation

[@RobertoGonzalez-my8um]

@@samrashafaq1717 Dont feel ashamed, it happens all over the world...

[@Jose04537]

It's difficult to distinguish truth from lies when you're not expert on the subject, since even scientists get it wrong sometimes, also the internet is full of lies.

[@laelgebregziabher2002]

This animation style is so entertaining to look at. Thank you, TED-Ed :)

[@iamunabletosleep9765]

The thing i love about rhis channel is that you can present any aubject in a way that everyone can understand. 🙏

[@blueeye2281]

I can hear the raged noises coming from the flat earthers.

[@someonesgenericfish0]

Oh no

[@merrittanimation7721]

Oh no

[@human_bing]

Oh no

[@prashant5229]

Or vice versa may be? Who knows ? I'm not flat earther btw

[@prashant5229]

@Valentin de las Carreras difficult to tell these days that what's sarcasm or what's reality...but ahem ahem

[@AnkitRathi7]

I had read this in my school book. After I came home, I tried putting sugar at back of my tongue and could still taste it. I thought maybe I did something wrong and some sugar fell on front side of the tongue. I tried it many times but every time I could taste it. I asked my teacher/parents about it but I don't remember anybody giving good answer. Finally I know the truth after 15+ years. Thanks.

[@_a_5494]

My friend tested out the tongue thing himself by eating sugar on different parts of the tongue. The teacher got mad at him when he told her this.

[@tryingtomakesenseoftheverse]

Finally after almost 16 years my confusion about the tongue map ended here. Thanks Ted.

[@bobwilson679]

“70% of all statistics are made up, including this one.” Well played, Ted-Ed, well played. Edit: Thanks for the heart, Ted-Ed!

[@harshvardhanwagare5663]

you got heart from ted-ed

[@owuaaqaw6566]

Gotcha

[@bobwilson679]

Naomi taylor Not sure what this has to do with anything, but okay.

[@blownbythewind4509]

Why did u edit it, the heart is gone now

[@ritamtalukdar6079]

I don’t see the heart lol

[@thankyouverymochi]

my guess is because people need to confirm their thoughts and get a ‘nod’ on their thoughts, so they feel they do the right thing. and sometimes the information is just not enough, and people are feeling sad that they can’t confirm what other people are trying to confirm, so they give a quick possibility to them, but when they gave it, people who receive the input are impatient and taking the info as fact rather than a possibility, and for them the info is credible (even though it’s not), and they spread the info as fact to other people, and it spreads. and misinformation getting bigger. and social media take parts in spreading it a step further, because people could easily inform more misinformation like they could easily inform valid information. gotta come back to see if my prediction is correct. edit: so it was about tongue, I got some things right. the media of misinformation turned out to be news and tv (not social media), and turned out umami was the fifth taste. and it mentions a healthy skepticism when it comes to understanding new things which is kinda relate to how I had skepticism about my prediction/guess as it could be correct or not.

[@lindaschmid447]

Let’s just appreciate how each Ted-Ed video is drawn in a different style.

[@TimPatriot]

“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face-for ever.” ― George Orwell, 1984

[@sesquipedalian8909]

This reminds me of when our teacher was teaching the five senses and corrected the textbook's taste map and taught us this instead.

[@CoolerGuy121]

My absolute favorite part about this misconception is that you can easily stop believing it by simply tasting something

[@elpanchitoruso]

Choosing to learn something new every day will give you a reason to grown and change.

[@Leerox1]

“Every lie creates a debt to the truth” - Chernobyl

[@fadedpajamas]

How did a city speak?

[@jamesmagdaraog5905]

@@fadedpajamas It's a show from HBO. :)

[@ashleapatterson82]

how can an event speak?

[@khoirulanam9141]

lies create a catastrophe that brings down a giant nation (the disaster at Chernobyl in 1986 caused the collapse of Soviet communism five years later)

[@reinebautistamercado4286]

This just reinforces my conviction to never trust sources that based their information on something written in a language that is not their own. Many things get lost in translation. One of the reasons why I keep on learning new languages is to finally check the original sources for the things I have learned in school. Right now, I have just been reading 'The Art of War' in Chinese and I have to say that the original source is more fun and a lot simpler. The English version actually contains a lot of interpretation that does not exist in the original text.

[@unaccountedcivilian4504]

4:55 "did you know that 70% of statistics are made up? including this one!" hold up what

[@yananikulin4085]

yeah what im so confused

[@mariesargymnast4912]

Whaaat. Thanks so much Ted Ed. I'm literally doing a presentation on misinformation/disinformation for university soon.

[@gabrielreed1096]

Because they see something on Facebook and think "I don't know if this is true, but I also don't know if it isn't true, so I'm going to share it JUUUSSSTT in case it MIGHT be true." *shares*

[@adamkey1934]

I actually had misconception-inception in regards to the tongue map. I knew that it was a myth that taste is only in certain areas, but I didn't realise there was actually *some* truth to it in terms of sensitivity.

[@madhurimaghosh4549]

TED ED I just love you 😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️.... U r the best teacher and storyteller...

[@r.malleshpeddapalli3151]

Ted ed is even working in these hard times just to clear our doubts and highlight misconceptions. BTW thank you team Ted ed

[@vedikakarte1494]

Misconceptions and assumptions flowing all over the world 🌿just why?

[@RitikKumar-cz8rb]

fantastic concepts with beautifull animations is the hallmark of ted ed .

[@ThaiThom]

Labeling something as “misinformation” has no bearing on its relationship to the truth of a given situation. It is labeled as such because it is not a lie but simply problematic for those who wish it to be perceived as one.

[@sithwolf8017]

I guess we should take flat earth seriously?

[@JK_JK_JK]

@@sithwolf8017 Propaganda spam bot, answer the question. What is the Covid-related mortality for non-elderly persons with no comorbidities??

[@roralyn]

The background track is stellar!

[@sindhusingh7480]

Got so much to learn from your channel ❤️ much support and love

[@somikasonishorts1874]

I've done my research and I challenge you to prove me wrong- Ted only gives heart to the best comment under 1 hour of upload.

[@The-illuminated]

You are a legend. Ted do what you have to do.

[@mirsami00]

You are right... i have also noticed that

[@shreeyamittal1771]

In this case, there are two hearts

[@m41r34d]

don’t wanna burst your bubble but i’ve seen 4 hearts i-

[@purnimasharma1610]

False, the comment right under you at the time was made 2 hours after the video was uploaded

[@ab_0724]

The scary part is the tongue map is still being teach and are still on our textbooks in schools here on my area.

[@fareehaxoxo8568]

That's why we need to be verify from diverse sources and perspectives. People simply get overwhelmed by their feelings and beliefs. Everyone at some point does but we need to just step out of our comfort zone of preconceptions and beliefs to explore

[@user-yp1vd3ur6k]

I'm seriously left with nothing else to do in quarantine that I'm now watching ted-ed.... and I'm enjoying it

[@12vi37]

Don't believe everything you read on the internet -Socrates

[@acediadekay3793]

That was Plato

[@salimaa9209]

it was me, DIO

[@TheImmortalSorrow]

You're wrong, Einstein said that

[@ashleybeverly3884]

We all know it was Nikola Telsa who said these timeless words, don't we?

[@laradiano9879]

This was from Aristotle, guys. Get it right.

[@adityabagdi1178]

TedEd: Why people fall for misinformation Me:Because of *cough certain news channels

[@totalwankers8163]

Fox, slightly cnn

[@LiLiKOiOiOi]

Big small zoom overview

[@tomorrow6]

Disinformation and Misinformation sells baby! And keeps people watching - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXewhZycbK2Bd6M

[@lolstalgic9602]

@@totalwankers8163 "SLIGHTLY?!"

[@Professor_Brie]

Dude I remember doing tongue map stuff in kindergarten, we even had a little taste test for each of the different areas. However I can’t say the idea was actually that you could only taste certain tastes on certain areas of the tongue, given that it was kindergarten and the curriculum would have been very simplified and presented in a very clear-cut manner.

[@atreyibarmamajumder895]

Can we please talk about how awesome this animation is?

[@alexplorer]

Speaking of misconceptions, you said "comprised of" in this video. The simplification of "composed of" and "comprised" into synonyms is a good illustration of the points made above. The words are related but describe two distinct cases: The parts COMPRISE the whole. The whole is COMPOSED OF the parts. Easy litmus test: If you hear "of" after "comprised," it's being used wrong.

[@TheSoulBlossom]

That is true indeed!

[@cryptoenthusiast724]

''TED-Ed'' you inspired us to begin our KZbin Channel!🙏

[@mohamedlaqin8651]

Dude is this the best way you could think of to get views???

[@mysterious7215]

Once you said bright side than Ted ed

[@saswotlamichhane5862]

Really??

[@farhanaferdouszaman]

3:50 In my textbook, it had the same taste map and it also said that since the middle part of the tongue doesn't capture any taste, you can't taste anything there. Luckily, I read about the functions of the tongue before so I knew something was off.

[@known_questionmark]

Fun fact! one of ted eds pretty old videos actually misinformed us and believed about the 4 taste regions of the tongue. While i dont remember which video is it now, that part of it still lingers in my head.

[@known_questionmark]

Found it! 6 years ago, on how sugar affects the brain. While short, it mentions about the sweet tongue receptors! Ted ed grew a lot huh?

[@angelvee5093]

I always interpreted the tongue map as where the tastes are felt most intensely because I was never even taught the concept at school. I first learned in college that gustatory buds, which are alllll over the tongue’s surface, absorb chemicals in food and communicate with the brain to interpret the flavor. THEN as I was researching on my own, when I observed the map for the first time (didn’t read about it, sometimes I just search for diagrams on google images to study) it was pretty obvious what Hänig meant. It’s a shame that first thing I learned isn’t taught before the map. If it was, there would be no misconception because it’s common sense.

[@StatstoAnalyse]

Recipe of a Best LIe A well-known fact + a little bit of truth + misconception = A lie that will spread faster than wild fire...

[@joeltan7074]

Ted-Ed is the only KZbin channel that I watch every video of

[@jotirmoysaha6463]

Please add subtitles in your every video, it will help us understand the theory more effectively (for the native learners)

[@AllDaGoodUsernamesWereTaken]

The fact that the tounge map is taught in school here makes me question the education system-

[@SharpDesign]

I remember "learning" the taste map in school. Lol.. wow.

[@iamnisargful]

You are a breath of fresh air amidst the toxicity of Internet :)

[@aprilfrancisco3716]

I needed this for my summative essay

[@yashjadhavyj.500subscriber6]

Moral Of The Story: Never Ever Believe The Internet. Cause You’ll Always Find A Lie Somewhere😉!

[@kylenetherwood8734]

Misconceptions aren't lies.

[@fran3835]

Except this misconception is completely unrelated with internet, and is something taught in most schools (at least it was in mine like 8 years ago)

[@kevinbatan3123]

Also Parents: ItS oN FAcEboOK So iT's CoRrECt InFORmaTion

[@hhlucif]

In my opinion, it's because the normal is more "correct" than the truth/fact (sorry for my bad english)

[@randomuser5443]

Your English isn’t bad. It sounds completely normal and I’m native

[@hhlucif]

@@randomuser5443 thank you very much

[@fathfez7991]

I can't get your point, what is the exact definiton of 'normal' you've mentioned?

[@hhlucif]

@@fathfez7991 I'd say the definition of normal here would be what most people follow or believe in, like the majority

[@hhlucif]

@Kurt E. Clothier sure yes beliefs make up a lot of things

[@chip73731]

Love your videos TED-ED!

[@dimsum8285]

I don't understand why schools teach us misleading information. When i was in highschool, i realized that a lot of misleading information were told when i was younger (midschool, elementary school, before school). I was upset, some came with an argument "it's more simple or easy to understand" Regardless of the truth of info. One thing that they don't calculate is how people tend to believe the first information

[@sarahthegreat2593]

The last time I was this early....I didn't know what to say

[@cherry.berry2]

Now you know to say you didn't know what to say before

[@virgobro2025]

Go away

[@bromeliac6851]

only ted ed can talk about the meaning of life and end the video with a pun

[@user-gm7xe3sw9u]

Helped me studying very much thanks 😊

[@ThZuao]

I remember a grade school textbook with the "tongue map". Though it had the disclaimer that all sensations could be perceived in the tongue, though the basic ones (4 at the time) were stronger in those four regions. Maybe the idea that people thought you could only perceive taste in four distinct regions of the mouth is itself a misconception? I mean, anyone could put a sweet on the back of the mouth and see for himself that's not true.

[@ShivamS268]

This video proves how the movie "drisham"works. TED-Ed is amazing Channel It is my first time I visited your channel. This video made me subscribe your channel. Now,I am going check out your more videos.😄 Thank you TED-Ed

[@ssjjj3697]

Yes you are true.

[@ssjjj3697]

Where do TED-Ed found this stuff

[@ssjjj3697]

This channel is amazing

[@HariJ2008]

Yes I am also 🤔 How can this happen to three person

[@HariJ2008]

@@ssjjj3697 You are also true

[@Mohawks_and_Tomahawks]

Flat Earthers be like: "WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! This IS Misconception! Do Your own Research!!!" The rest of us be like: 🤦‍♂️

[@Diver4Down]

i just love learning

[@devkaransingh8317]

A great time to explain about Misinformation..... Many people are spreading wrong information about corona epidemic.... Thanks ted ed....

[@TheSoulBlossom]

@SirVixIsVexed Yup. People will believe anything the mainstream media will serve them. And they will come and watch a Ted-ed video and think they're right and smart people.

[@parthdhandhania]

Best channel out there isn’t it.

[@muffinszss]

agreed :)

[@TheVirginiaCounter]

Always relevant--great video

[@Hussein_Nur]

I agree with the first quote. On KZbin I find myself always correcting false statements coming from multiple accounts, I cannot keep up. I just stop scrolling sometimes knowing I might find myself wasting time with people that wont change their minds whatever I do.

[@12D_D21]

You just described typical human behaviour with that last sentence.

[@sociostatic7702]

Ahh, the perfect time for my favorite quote about this. "Everything you see on the internet might not be true." - Julius Caesar Yes, this is overused but I still kind of find it funny.

[@oceancheung6139]

The biggest misconception: The earth is flat

[@harshvardhanwagare5663]

who believes that now

[@pnut4650]

I never knew this, thanks!

[@adamlax27]

4:48 I was convinced the dog was going to look up!

[@arnavnarang8342]

Imagine if the video was just a guy saying *Gossip* followed by a mic drop.

[@parthdhandhania]

Why tf is hanig’s animation so cute 😇😂

[@pakapornr.8797]

Ted Ed always create a Interesting content! Thanks for your information. I agree that we have to try to maintain a healthy skepticism due to misinformation . Nowadays there are many ways to find the information sush as social media but we cannot verify whether is reliable or not. So, we should have media literacy even tho in the real world we should listen carefully and not be persuaded.

[@Sunny198325]

The problem exacerbated with social media and internet. There is so much news and data that one comes across every day it is tough to trace the origin and do fact check etc. Then there is public perception , many versions of "fake news"/"misinformation" told 100 times with 1000s of people every data eventually turns into fact. In this case many choose conformity over enlightenment.

[@xcar0982]

The same happens with Darwin's "theory of evolution", for example, he never used the word "evolution" in his essay.

[@elijahr.775]

so he used hydrochloric acid for sour when he could've just used lemon juice? isnt that stuff toxic???

[@zack-ronald259]

isn't that just salty water?

[@elijahr.775]

@@zack-ronald259 no its an acidic compound thats made of hydrogen and chlorine

[@kimcuongtran5495]

It is completely true. nowadays internet is full of misinformation, it is not just about statistics, everything on the internet appears to be easy to achieve because of unethical advertising, it really makes me angry when people lie on the internet

[@beth_9214]

Great video!!!! Adorei esse vídeo!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@freevbucksinmyvan6852]

*This video has just exposed 5 minute crafts in about 5 minutes* Ironic? _I think not_

[@AaronShenghao]

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson: Let me introduce myself

[@tradingcup7682]

We all need to have a filter and the ability to ask questions before taking action.

[@newhealthyhacks2148]

Great!! Good piece of information!!

[@kaomocchi3671]

I always knew that the tounge map wasn't accurate smh Edit: I was right Ms.P

[@FedJimSmith]

yup it can be taste tested (not pun)

[@arjunrajan9374]

2:17 wouldn't be misinformation if you are living in uk

[@TheMrGoncharov]

Thank you for the video, it is good, however, one little remark - to much history, whilst too little focus on really why misinformation is so catchy - I'd like to learn more about comprehension and digestion of false information, as this phenomena is all around us

[@sinister_w]

what a information I got to know Thank you very much.TED ED

[@alxkeda]

Guys, the earth is flat Hahaha this is misinformation

[@kevinbatan3123]

Flat Earth: I AM THE BIGGEST MISINFORMATION Anti-vaxx: NO I AM Dream's minecraft manhunt videos are staged: Ametuers Flat Earth: WHAT WAS THAT PUNK??!!! Dream's minecarft manhunt videos are staged: AMATEURS!!!!

[@SciFactsYT118]

Completely random fact: The scientific name for brain freeze is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia. -SciFacts

[@lucashyvarinen246]

Nobody is “immune” to misinformation, doesn’t matter the level of scholar knowledge you have This is why we should always ask our sources and assumptions, even things we thought we knew well.

[@lucashyvarinen246]

Archit Gupta haha i wanted to see if anyone noticed

[@ikeekieeki]

thank you for correcting this stuff

[@AnmolSingh-rs9ze]

Flat Earth believer: Am gonna pretend I didn't saw that

[@blueeye2281]

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