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•en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_misconceptions
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cerpntaxt discovered 24 months ago- wake up!
- roslyn217 rated 2 weeks ago
- * The belief that gunpowder, even though it was a Chinese invention, was first used for war by the Europeans is a misconception. The Chinese used flamethrowers and gunpowder arrows for military purposes from the 900s onward. * Paul Revere was not the only American colonist who rode to warn the Minute Men of the British before the battle of Lexington and Concord of the American Revolutionary War. The story of Paul Revere is largely based on the poem "Paul Revere's Ride", written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1860 (see Paul Revere's Ride). * Christopher Columbus's efforts to obtain support for his voyages were not hampered by a European belief in a flat Earth.[3] In fact, sailors and navigators of the time knew that the Earth was spherical, but (correctly) disagreed with Columbus' estimates of the distance to the Indies (see Flat Earth). If the Americas did not exist, and Columbus had continued to the Indies (even putting aside the threat of mutiny he was under) he would have run out of supplies before reaching them at the rate he was traveling. * Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation did not immediately free all American slaves, just the ones in the area under revolt (i.e. the South). Since that area did not recognize his authority, only a few slaves were immediately freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. Most slaves were freed as Confederate territory came under Union control over the course of the war. It took the thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to free slaves in the few Union slave states. * Napoleon Bonaparte (pictured) was not especially short. After his death in 1821, the French emperor's height was recorded as 5 feet 2 inches in French feet. This corresponds to 5 feet 6.5 inches in modern international feet, or 1.686 metres, making him slightly taller than an average Frenchman of the 19th century.[4] The metric system was introduced during his lifetime, so it was natural that he would be measured in feet and inches for much of his life. His nickname, "le petit caporal", adds to the confusion, as non-francophones mistakenly take petit literally as meaning "small"; in fact, it is an affectionate term reflecting on his camaraderie with ordinary soldiers. He also surrounded himself with soldiers, his elite guard, who were always six feet tall or more. Continues At The Link.
- wtmu rated 3 weeks ago
- oh shut up you thumb-downers. This is interesting and actually pretty good for an SU stumble.
- Cathy-Cupcake rated 3 weeks ago
- From the page: "The word "prodigal" in the parable of the Prodigal Son does not mean one who travels (or, alternatively, one who travels and then returns). "Prodigal" means "characterized by a profuse or wasteful expenditure"." Dear me. Does ANYONE think prodigal means gone walkabouts? Otherwise, an unsurprising collection of Biblical misconceptions but good to have them listed I suppose.
- JVDnh3 rated 4 weeks ago
- Great List
- maeve23 rated 5 weeks ago
- From the page: "It is not true that earthworms can become two worms if you cut one in half. An earthworm can survive being bisected, but only the front half of the worm (where the mouth is located) can survive, while the other half dries out or starves to death. If one cuts the worm too close to the saddle (the fat pink section where all of the worm's vital organs are located) then the worm may die." When we were kids, my older brother and I thought that we were helping the earthworm population by cutting them in half.
- Lilynia rated 5 weeks ago
- While some of these facts are interesting, and others blindingly obvious, it is nothing to the fact that someone has tagged a WIKIPEDIA PAGE once again. It is just plain lazy to do this. I would rather people take this title, type it into Google and find an interesting page from there. At the very least.
- Cavale rated 5 weeks ago
- Why have I been lied to my whole life?
- xanzdoe rated 8 weeks ago
- Everything was a "misconception" at one point or another and so, i suppose, belongs on this list. What we think we know today will likely one day be laughed at and this seemed nothing but a list of trivia to me. Still, i may mark it and read it later, i'm just not sure i get the point of how an item made it here or didn't.
- peterenton rated 2 months ago
- Excellent! Like QI on the internet. Without Steven Fry...
