Enduring Myths
Contrary to popular belief, President Eisenhower did not base this U.S. road system on the German Autobahn.
Interstate
This uncle wants YOU
Uncle Sam
The Wall Street stock market crashed in this year during the Great Depression
1929
When performing spring cleaning, one should work in this direction
top to bottom
When your grandchild brings home straight “A’s,” you might say you feel as proud as this bird
peacock
APE
pea
It is widely (and falsely) believed this country introduced jet travel
United States
She is Andy Taylor’s aunt on The Andy Griffith Show
Aunt Bea
The unsinkable RMS Titanic sank during this decade.
1910s
Swap out your usual dust rag for these items from your laundry room
dryer sheets
When describing the shortest distance between two points, we say, “As [this] flies."
the crow
ACT
cat
The bat is said to lack this sense.
sight
He is the bald uncle in The Addams Family
Uncle Fester
This was the year Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was attacked.
1941
Run these peels through your garbage disposal.
lemon, lime, or any citrus
Birds of a feather do this.
flock together
FAST
fats
A popular misconception tells us to add this ingredient to water to keep pasta from sticking together.
oil
She is Prince Harry and William’s aunt.
Princess Anne
John Lennon was murdered in this decade.
1980s
You are used to doing this to rugs, but you can do it to your mattress as part of your spring-cleaning ritual.
vacuum
Some teens can feel like these in their youth but grow up to be beautiful swans.
ugly ducklings
TEAM
meat (or mate)
Nowhere in the New Testament is there a reference to three of these bringing gifts to Jesus.
wise men or magi
Brian Keith plays Uncle Bill in this mid-1960s TV sitcom.
Family Affair
East and West Germany reunified during this decade.
1990s
This sports ball removes scuff marks from the floor.
tennis
Authors appreciate this kind of eye from their editors and proofers.
eagle
ARM
ram (or mar)
We are told to avoid this food group when we have a cold.
dairy
She is Samantha’s favorite eccentric aunt in Bewitched
Aunt Clara
The first Ford auto was introduced in this decade
1900s
This trick for cleaning your glass doors helps you determine whether a streak is on the inside or outside of the door
clean one side in vertical motions and the other side with horizontal motions
If people are thin and fit, envious friends might accuse them of doing this.
eating like a bird
BEAK
bake