Misnomers show my whole life has been a LIE!
Thing we got all wrong
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The Thousand Days’ War lasted 1130 days. The Thirty Days War lasted 304 days. The Hundred Years’ War lasted 116 years. -
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The Battle of Bunker Hill This battle mostly took place on nearby Breed’s Hill in Boston. -
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Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries & Raspberries These are not berries by definition, as berries berries have to be produced from a single ovary. You know what fruits ARE formed from a single ovary? Bananas. -
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Funny Bone Ah, yeah, the classic funny bone that is NEVER funny to hit. It’s not a bone, it’s a nerve, and it’s called the ulnar nerve. -
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Chinese Checkers This game wasn’t made in China & it isn’t even a form of actual checkers. It was invented in Germany and named so for marketing purposes. -
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Glow-worms & Fireflies Glow worms aren’t worms, they’re insect larvae. Fireflies? They’re beetles! -
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Pythagorean Theorem While this theorem is named after Pythagoras, the Babylonians had perfected it over a thousand years before he was born! -
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Koala Bear While cute like a Teddy Bear, Koalas aren’t bears at all, they’re marsupials. -
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Starfish Well… they’re not fish. They’re what are known as “echinoderms. -
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Velvet Ants Velvet ants are actually wasps. -
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Peanuts, Walnuts, Coconuts and even pistachios are not really nuts. They’re called “drupes,” or fleshy fruits surrounding a hard shell containing a seed. -
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Panama Hats Panama hats come from Ecuador. -
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English Horns English horns are not horns, but woodwind instruments related to the oboe. Also, they come from Poland. -
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French Fries French fries are not from France, they likely were created in Belgium. -
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Pont Neuf This beautiful bridge, known as ‘Pont Neuf’ or ‘New Bridge,’ is actually the oldest bridge in the city. -
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Two-toed sloth The Two-toed sloth actually has 2 FINGERS. Their feet actually do have 3 toes
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