Why Do Many People Think There Are 52 States?

Yeah, this is really a thing.

Growing up in Ireland, I remember a debate with a geography teacher.

The controversial topic in question? How many states America had.

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Being a nerdy little kid who read Wikipedia articles and books, I knew there were 50, and (to my mind, at least) rather politely pointed this out when…