15 Time Periods, Cultures and People You’re Picturing All Wrong Because of TV and Movies
A T-Rex doesn't know what Stegosaurus tastes like anymore than we do.
We’re visual creatures. The things we see in movies and TV shows have a huge influence on how we wrap our heads around ideas of things that aren’t right in front of us — and so, it’s pretty much impossible to imagine a T.rex in a way that isn’t shaped at least slightly by Jurassic Park.
In fact, lots of the ideas and imagery we totally take for granted about various groups and periods come more from the work of Hollywood prop departments and production designers than real life. But the more we believe them, the more they persist. When it comes to a lot of these things, in the words of “Weird Al” Yankovic, everything you know is wrong.
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There Was Something Odd Going on with the Women in Feudal Japan
The Regency Period Was Less Hot Than It Looks
The Dinosaur MVPs Never Crossed Paths
The Wild West Wasn’t the White West
People Still Gave a Shit About Their Own Safety in Ancient Battles
Cavemen Mostly Didn’t Have Caves
British People Are Less Fancy Than You Might Think
Pirates Were Less Cartoony, More Sexual Assault-y
Vikings Were Complicated Yet Horrible
Australia Has Dull Places, Too
Highwaymen Were Less Dashing Than They Are on Romance Novel Covers
Scientists Only Wear Lab Coats If Someone Fancy Is Visiting
Future Spaceship Gatherings Won’t Look Like That
Inbred People Don’t Sport Superhuman Strength
Medieval Knights Didn’t Wear Their Armor Everywhere
