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19 Of The Biggest Historical Lies People Somehow Still Believe Despite All Evidence To The Contrary
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Revere's mission relied on secrecy, and he didn't shout 'The British are coming!' as the phrase would have been confusing to locals who still considered themselves British. Instead, Revere's network of riders, signal guns, and church bells effectively spread the alarm." —u/gmoney-0725 believe that the Nazis were hated and opposed for their treatment of Jewish people from the beginning. There has been plenty of narrative building through the years around the idea that the Allies were seeking justice for the Jewish people from the start. It was only when we witnessed the extent of the Holocaust that the villainy of the Nazis became more widely recognized and acknowledged." "Antisemitism was very common in the West prior to WWII, and the Holocaust got that far in part because nobody wanted to house Jewish refugees." —u/Some_Number_8516 6."The idea that people used to believe the world was flat. In elementary school, I was taught that no one wanted to fund Columbus's voyage because they thought he'd just sail off the end of the world. Utter nonsense." "Since at least Ancient Greece, it was believed the world was a sphere. I mean, you look up at the sky at night, and see nothing but other round bodies, it makes sense you'd assume that you're on a round body as well." —u/postXhumanity "Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth and was only about 3% off. Roughly 250 years before the birth of Christ, he did this. Truly remarkable." —u/postXhumanity 7."People believe that Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb. He did not. Several other men pioneered it before him." —u/Commercial-Camera189 8."People believe that women stayed home and only men worked. For the poor, which was the vast majority of people throughout history, everybody who could work worked, even the kids. If you didn't, the whole family would starve and die." "You were working your own land, working your lord's land, working as itinerant laborers. If you weren't doing physical work, you were cooking and you were spinning, constantly spinning, and weaving and sewing. Constant work. Women worked down mines, worked as servants, and they were working in factories as soon as there were even proto-factories. Wealthy women also worked. They ran the households; for a wealthy family, this could be 100 people she was in charge of. She oversaw organizing supplies, ensuring that food was cooked, that they had accommodations, and food stores; she made the medicines and tended the ill. Women have always worked. How the hell do people think men could confidently ride off to war and know that everything was being looked after while they were away fighting for years on end?" —u/wwaxwork 9."People believe that the US Civil War was over states' rights." —u/SpiDeeWebb "I mean, it was. It was over states' rights to allow their residents to own people as property. But I totally get where you're coming from." —u/fourtoedfist 10."People believe that MLK was socially acceptable to white people during the 1960s, and not in favor of radically changing the socioeconomic order of the US. He was a socialist who was widely reviled by the white culture of the time. He's been re-imagined by white people as someone willing to accept slow electoral solutions to racial problems." —u/Cute_Win_386 11."Many people still believe that Marie Antoinette said, 'Let them eat cake.'" —u/Unhappy-Jaguar-9362 12."The myth that there ever was a famine in Ireland. It was a genocide, and the English were exporting enough meat and grain from Ireland to feed three times the Irish population." —u/Cupofteaanyone 13."People in ancient and medieval times lived past 30 or 40 on a regular basis. 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The Jim Crow South was an authoritarian government that existed until 1964." "It wasn't until fairly recently that constitutional rights were 'incorporated' to apply to state laws. For a large portion of our history, the Constitution applied to federal laws. State government restricted behavior on a very wide basis: interracial marriage, homosexuality, birth control, pornography, anything deemed offensive, offensive comedy, etc. were all regulated or illegal." —u/dowbrewer 16."The myth that carrots give you good eyesight. That lie came from Britain during WWII to hide the fact that they had a new technology called radar." —u/cha0sdan 17."The idea that Catherine of Aragon failed Henry VIII because she didn't have a son and heir. She and Henry had — at least — three sons." Robert Alexander / Getty Images, Eric Vandeville / Getty Images —u/No_Thought_1492 18."That Samurai despised guns and saw them as 'dishonorable tools.'" "The Samurai as a class not only were the first to embrace gunpowder weaponry in Japanese history, but Japan as a whole developed its own domestic industry surrounding gunpowder weapons, including many original designs and tactics that not even Europe would have an equivalent to until decades later." —u/AlikeWolf finally: "That nothing much happened in the 'Dark Ages.'" —u/callmeKiKi1 What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments. Better yet, tell me your own historical pet peeves that drive you up the wall! If you have something to share but prefer to remain anonymous, feel free to check out this anonymous form. Who knows — your comment could be included in a future BuzzFeed article! Solve the daily Crossword
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'No matter how well I do, it is never as good as my sister. No matter how poorly she does, it is always better than me,' the teenager saidNEED TO KNOW A 19-year-old woman has spent her entire life being compared to her twin sister Her family continued to push the "be more like your sister" narrative even once she began to surpass her sibling academically "I've made the very tough decision to go very low contact with my family because I just cannot deal with the stress of constant comparison," the teen wrote on RedditA 19-year-old woman is reducing contact with her family after years of being made to feel that she could never live up to their expectations. On Monday, Aug. 4, the teenager explained in a post on Reddit's AITAH that she was constantly compared to her extroverted twin sister while growing up. She said her sibling was a 'living example of who I needed to become,' but she couldn't help but struggle with her grades and had difficulty making friends. The OP (original poster) revealed that it wasn't until she was diagnosed with autism at university that she was able to surpass her sister academically. 'I found a house to stay in, two well-paying jobs, and I support myself entirely,' OP said. 'My sister, on the other hand, blows all her money on booze and refuses to get a job as it would interfere with her studies.' The teen explained that when she tried to share her accomplishments with her family, they told her to keep quiet to avoid upsetting her sister. She said they defended her sister's drinking and drugs as part of her 'having a hard time' in university, while accusing her of 'cheating' to achieve her grades. 'They've continued to push the 'be more like your sister, and be normal' narrative,' OP said. 'When it came to friends, my sister would be out drinking and partying every night, while I would be in my room studying." 'They praised her for being social and making connections,' she continued. 'I have not made many extroverted friends in my time so far. My father uses this against me as proof that she is doing better." 'My whole life has been a sibling rivalry and I have just had enough,' she added. 'No matter how well I do, it is never as good as my sister. No matter how poorly she does, it is always better than me.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The teen said going 'very low contact' with her family has been a difficult decision to make, but feels necessary to keep her from stress. 'If they want me to be her, they can just have her,' she said. 'A part of me feels immense guilt because my father has always claimed he does this so I can succeed. Am I making the right choice?' Responses to the post attempted to reassure the teenager that she was making the right decision, as the constant comparison could negatively affect her mental health. 'NTA [not the a------] Your mental health and happiness are much more important than anything. Your parents suck. Live your best life,' one person said. 'Yes, this is the best choice. This is a golden child/scapegoat situation,' another commented. 'Sis is the golden child and will never do wrong. She could rob a bank and they would defend her, make her the victim and somehow make it your fault." 'If your father was doing this to make you succeed, he would do the same to your sister AND he would acknowledge you are succeeding,' the same person continued. 'Instead, he is showing his true nature by continually dragging you. NTA. Do not bear the guilt in this. They (parents) gave you this guilt as a means to justify their toxic actions. Stop carrying it and put it down.' Read the original article on People Solve the daily Crossword
