Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square129linkfedilinkarrow-up1287arrow-down18
arrow-up1279arrow-down1external-linkTIL there is no agreement on how many continents there are.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square129linkfedilink
minus-squareEtterra@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoThere’s between 3 and 500. Since it’s statistically unlikely that the correct number would be at either extreme, the most likely correct number of continents would be somewhere around 250, with a margin of error of approximately 245.
minus-squareBigBrainBrett2517@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 hours agoLook at the big brain on Brett!
There’s between 3 and 500. Since it’s statistically unlikely that the correct number would be at either extreme, the most likely correct number of continents would be somewhere around 250, with a margin of error of approximately 245.
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