27 Moments From History Everybody Gets Wrong

Taking a red pen to the history books

Whether the historians got it wrong or the facts got misconstrued in a long game of generational telephone, youve been believing all kinds of historical falsities. Its time we set the record straight. 

Apologies for the homework assignment, but you might want to write these down and keep them in your back pocket. You wouldnt want to be the only person who still believes this nonsense, would you?  

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Benito Mussolini

Snopes 

The Founding Fathers

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The War of the Worlds

Memorial Day

Aging

The Grapefruit Diet

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Swedish Meatballs

Cowboy Hats

Spartan Children

Lighters

Roman Orgies

British and German Soldiers Playing Nice

The Pledge of Allegiance

Vomitoriums

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