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, you’ve been believing all kinds of historical falsities. It’s 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 wouldn’t want to be the only person who still believes this nonsense, would you?
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Benito Mussolini
The Supreme Court
The Middle Ages
The Founding Fathers
The War of the Worlds
Memorial Day
Betsy Ross
Cowboys
Bonnie and Clyde
Knights
The Stock Market
Aging
Pilgrim Fashion
Source: 17 Historical (False) Facts
Ellis Island
Source: 17 Historical (False) Facts
The Grapefruit Diet
Source: Yahoo!