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It's an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem.
Its ən ɪmˈpɔː(r)t(ə)nt ænd pɒpjʊlə(r) fækt ðæt θɪŋs ɑː(r) nɒt ɔːlweɪz wɒt ðeɪ siːm.
For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was the most intelligent species occupying the planet, instead of the third most intelligent.
fɔː(r) ɪnstəns ɒn ðə ˈplænɪt ɜː(r)θ mæn hæd ɔːlweɪz əˌsjuːmd ðæt hi wɔːz ðə məʊst ɪnˈtelɪdʒ(ə)nt ˈspiːʃiːz ɒkjʊpaɪɪŋ ðə ˈplænɪt ɪnˈsted əv ðə θɜː(r)d məʊst ɪnˈtelɪdʒ(ə)nt.
The second most intelligent creatures were of course dolphins, who, curiously enough, had long known of the impending destruction of the planet Earth.
ðiː ˈsekənd məʊst ɪnˈtelɪdʒ(ə)nt ˈkriːtʃə(r)s wɜː(r) əv kɔː(r)s dɒlfɪns huː kjʊəriəsli ɪˈnʌf həd lɒŋ nəʊn əv ði ɪmˈpendɪŋ dɪˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n əv ðə ˈplænɪt ɜː(r)θ
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