tordarus@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What is one fact that someone shared so confidently but turns out to be false?
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11 months agoSun and Star are synonyms.
Here is the first sentence of the Wikipedia article for :
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.
Here are the first two sentences for :
A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun.
Sure. That’s how I understand the English Wikipedia. There are other types of stars in my native tongue at least. But as far as I understand, they are the same in English.
So give me your counter example