The average person probably only knows the formulas for olivine and one or two feldspars.

> Jumping to “AI” is a bit much.

Do you remember the tariffs list debacle? One line of thought is that AI generated that fiasco.

https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/did-donald...

This is hilarious. You think middle school students know about the Avignon papacy? They don't even know about the Ford presidency.

I guess a majority of Americans don't even go as far as middle school given the absolutely stupid answers they give on any topic related to geography and history when questioned.

Despite being a middle schooler with more than a passing interest in history I only learned about it when I started playing Crusader Kings in my adulthood.

No - I had a bunch of history and did not encounter that.

Yeah, no, that's an insane claim to make. Obviously American education covers some information about religion in history classes, but that level of detail about catholic history is not normal curriculum for elementary, middle, or high school.

Even in France I'm willing to bet the majority of people outside of Avignon have no idea about it.

Any history major with interest in medieval Europe, yes, any middle schooler? No way.

No, they really aren't. But I wouldn't put it past "trad" types.

Where did you go to middle school lol