33 Facts, Figures and Stories From History You’ve Gotten Wrong Your Whole Life

It’s time to set the record straight

We tried to warn them, but those silly gooses down at the ol’ Department of Education put these in your history textbooks anyway! They, like most others, heard that these historical tales were true for so long that they believed they were factual. 

The damage was done. Millions of those books were sent to schools far and wide, but we’re hoping that these little myth-busters will force a massive recall. Here, take a look at this proof package we’re mailing the Department of Education now…

The 1960s

Deadliest Wars

Normandy

Human History

John Tyler

The Size of the Roman Empire

Vietnam War

The American Flag

The USSR

The Pony Express

Lewis & Clark

Warner Bros.

The Roman Empire

Richard Nixon

George W. Bush

Interracial Marriage

The T. Rex

Slaves

Pirates

Cavemen

The Wild West

Samurai

Victorian and Edwardian Clothing

Migrant Mother

The Civil War

Gladiators

Cowboys

Vikings

Raptors

Easter Island

Napoleon

Victorians

Tie Dye

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