[SeekAndFind]

ON THE LIST ( click above link for the explanation ):

* Christopher Columbus didn’t discover America.

* The Pilgrims didn’t host the first Thanksgiving.

* Napoleon Bonaparte wasn’t short ( at least compared to the men of his time)

* Marie Antoinette didn’t say, “Let them eat cake.”

* Paul Revere never yelled, “The British are coming!”

* George Washington didn’t have wooden teeth.

* Albert Einstein didn’t fail math.

* A cow kicking over a lantern didn’t cause the Great Chicago Fire.

* Spanish Influenza didn’t originate in Spain.

* Wall Streeters didn’t jump to their deaths following the market crash of 1929.

* Abner Doubleday didn’t invent baseball.

ADD YOUR OWN HISTORICAL MYTH HERE...

[DManA]

Senator Stoddard didn’t shoot Liberty Valance.

[dynachrome]

“Obama is a great orator”

[Lee'sGhost]

Obama was more qualified than Sarah Palin.

[exit82]

Obama never lied. Period.

[dead]

* Crackhead Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is not extremely flexible

[workerbee]

* George Washington didn’t have wooden teeth.

But what he DID have were NASTY. If you ever get to tour Mount Vernon, don't miss this exhibit (and a chance to kiss your dentist!)

[Slyfox]

Christina graduated from Syracuse University with a dual degree in journalism and public affairs.

It figures.

[Freestate316]

Clinton did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.
John Kerry is a war hero.

[raccoonradio]

Were witches were burned at the stake in Salem MA?

No, those accused were mostly hanged...and one was pressed to death.

[Claud]

* Before Columbus, everyone already knew the world was round

[Fiji Hill]

• Senator Joe McCarthy (R-Wis.) was not a member of the House Committee on Un-American Activities

• McCarthy never investigated Hollywood

• In 1968, Richard never claimed to have a secret plan to bring about peace in Vietnam

• Sarah Palin never said that Africa was the name of a country

• The Roman emperor Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned

• "Spare the rod and spoil the child" is not a Bible quote.

• The story of the Dutch boy who saved his community by sticking his finger in a leaking dike is fiction.

• Richard Nixon's birthplace was never moved to the Nixon Presidential library--it has always been on that site.

[tanknetter]

* Paul Revere never yelled, “The British are coming!”

This one made an appearance a week ago on an episode of "Sleepy Hollow" (think X-files, but with the supernatural not aliens and Ichabod Crane, back from a 240 year dirt nap instead of Fox Mulder).

Crane was in a museum and completely flipped out at a tour guide about the stories (including "The British are coming") the guide was telling people about Revere.

The series actually has a pretty Conservative spin on a lot of things. Crane being incredibly offended at a 10% tax on food and wondering why people hadn't taken up arms over it yet ... it's probably the best-written show on network tv right now.

[ops33]

The Emancipation Proclamation didn’t free any slaves.

[a fool in paradise]

Marie Antoinette didn’t say, “Let them eat cake.”

She didn't speak Engrish!