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REAL: Harvard was founded before Isaac Newton published his Principia.
Harvard was founded in 1636. Newton's Principia was published in 1687.
Harvard was founded in 1636. Newton's Principia was published in 1687.
FAKE: There's solid evidence Marie Antoinette said "Let them eat cake."
There's no record she said it. The phrase appears in Rousseau's Confessions, written around 1765, when she was nine and had never been to France.
There's no record she said it. The phrase appears in Rousseau's Confessions, written around 1765, when she was nine and had never been to France.
Source: Wikipedia: Let them eat cake
REAL: A wave of molasses killed 21 people in Boston in 1919.
The Great Molasses Flood (January 1919) killed 21 people and injured about 150.
The Great Molasses Flood (January 1919) killed 21 people and injured about 150.
Source: Wikipedia: Great Molasses Flood
FAKE: The Great Wall of China can be seen from the Moon with the naked eye.
It can't. From the Moon its width would look like a human hair seen from about 3 km away.
It can't. From the Moon its width would look like a human hair seen from about 3 km away.
Source: Wikipedia: Great Wall of China
REAL: A fax-type device was patented before the telephone was invented.
Alexander Bain received British patent 9745 for his 'Electric Printing Telegraph' in 1843. Bell filed his telephone patent application on February 14, 1876.
Alexander Bain received British patent 9745 for his 'Electric Printing Telegraph' in 1843. Bell filed his telephone patent application on February 14, 1876.