Pop culture history can be a little light on the 'history' part -- and if you revisit the 'official' versions of a few of these cultural milestones, you might find a few very big parts of the story missing.
Whether it's from a lack of foresight, a lack of common sense, or a ridiculous cause to begin with, it doesn't take much to cause a protest to implode hilariously.
History is full of examples of inventors who've seen their noble, genius intentions go the Frankenstein route and bring the world nothing but pain and misery.
