Historical Misconceptions
The Founding Fathers Didn’t Sign The Declaration Of Independence On July 4th But Another Date, In August
August 2nd, 1776
Guyana’s Official Name
The Co-Operative Republic Of Guyana
The Name Of Roman England And The Namesake Of One Of The RMS Titanic’s Sister Ships
Britannia
This City Is The Most Populous In The Southern Hemisphere With 12.3 Million Inhabitants As Of 2020
São Paulo, Brazil
The South American Nation “Suriname” Is The Only Country In South America(Not Counting Territories) To Speak This West Germanic Language
Dutch
Pirates Didn’t Say This Famous Word Now Associated With Piracy
“Arr!/Argh!”
Bolivia’s Official Name
The Plurinational State Of Bolivia
What Was The Name Of Romulus’s Brother?
Remus
A Tunnel Is Planned To Connect These Two Cities That Are The Capitals Of Their Respective Countries Just 54 Miles Apart
Helsinki(Finland) & Tallinn(Estonia)
This Language Is Spoken Mainly In Two European Countries(Even Though Its Considered A Separate Language In One) Is The Only Romance Language In Eastern Europe
Romanian/Moldovan
This Famous General Was Known For Being “Short” Because Of A Miscalculation From French Measurements To English Measurements
Napoleon Bonaparte
Full Official Name Of France
French Fifth Republic/French Republic
This Trading Empire Was Famous For Starting(And Losing) The Punic Wars
Carthage
A Major City-State In The Americas This Empire Didn’t Last Long As The Spanish Conquered It In 1521
Aztec Empire
A West Germanic Language That Is Going Extinct With Only Approximately 600,000 Speakers Alive Today, Its Downfall Is Contributed To The Holocaust After About 5 Million Speakers Were Murdered
Yiddish
Paul Revere Did Not Yell The Famous Quote “The British Are Coming” Because That Would Be Confusing To The Colonists Still Considering Themselves British And Instead Said This More Fitting Quote
“The Redcoats Are Coming”
Official Full Name Of The Ottoman Empire
Sublime Ottoman State
This Volcano Caused Mass Destruction And Damage Around 79 AD After Destroying A Small Town Near The Modern Day City Of Naples
Mt. Vesuvius
This Medieval English Kingdom Formed The Modern Day Country Known As The United Kingdom
Wessex/Kingdom Of The West Saxons
This Language Is A Unique Language In The Balkans Being The Only Language In The Peninsula To Be Known As A Language Isolate
Albanian
The Cape Of Agulhas Is The Southernmost Point Of Continental Africa Contrary To Popular Belief That This Cape, Just 90 Miles Northwest Is The Southernmost Point
The Cape Of Good Hope
The Official Full Name Of San Marino
The Most Serene Republic Of San Marino
The Roman Name For The Region Now Known As Scandinavia
Scandia
This Nation Occupied Territory Around The Baltic Sea, Prussia And Russia
State Of The Teutonic Order
This Daughter Language Of Dutch Is Mainly Prevalent Around South Africa And Namibia
Afrikaans