Most of us consider ourselves to be relatively well-read, educated, and, well…at least marginally bright. However, as bright as you may think you are, these 5 seemingly simple questions just might leave you questioning whether you really know as much as you thought you did.

I, personally, choose to believe that these random facts have fallen out of my head to make room for the more important ones, but feel free to claim your own rationalization.

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Fun Fact: In 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization united parts of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans to form the new Southern Ocean.

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Fun Fact: It was named after French physicist Andre Marie-Ampere.

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Fun Fact: Saturn doesn’t have a solid surface — it’s made entirely of gas.

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Fun Fact: The word for silver in Latin is Argentum.

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Fun Fact: The Amazon is 4,345 miles long. The Nile is 4,258 and the Yangtze is 3,964.

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