A lot of the changes were unsurprising.
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Likewise, migraines are much better-known now -- the migraine question went up from #25 to #6, perhaps reflecting better awareness of the disease.
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A lovely little study from Kent State University has revealed how American students in 2012 performed on a comprehensive test of general knowledge that was developed in 1980.
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Many of the questions concern 1970s pop culture and it's to be expected that no-one know them today.
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By comparing the results on each question with the original scores from college students three decades ago, the changes in knowledge were made clear.
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Now it's down to #249. That Franklin discovered lightning to be a form of electricity, and that Paris is the capital of France, have also slipped down the list.
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That Antarctica is the largest desert on Earth (it is) was #50 on the 1980 knowledge charts.
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Maybe reflects the success of the Discovery Channel.
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However, other results are more interesting. Knowledge of hockey has increased.
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Curiously, knowledge that cheetahs are the fastest land animal has rocketed from #93 to #10.
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Some things have been forgotten, however.
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30% of people thought Baghdad was the capital of Afghanistan-wonder why), while 21% believed Budapest to be the capital of India (maybe they thought "Buddhist").
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The wrong answers were also quite fun.
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11% thought dynamite is called dynamite because it was invented by a Mr. Dynamite, and my favourite,7% said that the layer of fat that whales have is called "flubber".
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12% thought Mount Everest was in the Appalachians.
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