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This Roman leader was assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BCE.
Julius Caesar
This ancient metal was used in Roman plumbing, unknowingly contributing to widespread poisoning.
Lead
Contrary to popular belief, this explorer did not prove the Earth was round.
Christopher Columbus (Ancient Greeks had already proved it centuries earlier)
Before leading France during World War II, this man was wounded multiple times as a young officer in World War I.
Charles de Gaulle
This city is the capital of New Zealand, replacing Auckland in 1865.
Wellington
This U.S. senator and former Attorney General was assassinated while campaigning for president in 1968.
Robert F. Kennedy
This antibiotic discovery revolutionized medicine but led to widespread resistance through overuse.
penicillin
This U.S. president did not have wooden teeth, despite popular stories.
George Washington
Before Dumb & Dumber , this actor sold vacuum cleaners door-to-door.
Jim Carrey
This city is the capital of Finland
Helsinki
This assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 helped trigger World War I.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This psychiatric procedure was once common before being largely abandoned due to severe side effects.
lobotomy
Contrary to popular belief being found guilty in 1692 during one of these trials in America did not mean burning at the stake
The Salem witch trials (they were hanged, burning was more common in Europe)
Before becoming a Marvel superhero, this actor worked as a plumber’s assistant.
Chris Pratt
This capital of Nepal lies in a valley surrounded by the Himalayas.
Kathmandu
This U.S. president was assassinated in 1881 after only four months in office.
James A. Garfield
This 20th-century pesticide was widely used and sprayed directly on children before its dangers were understood.
DDT
This famous scientist failed math in school
Albert Einstein (The myth persists largely due to misunderstandings about his academic history and the grading systems of his time.)
Before achieving fame as an 80's pop star, this singer worked at a Dunkin’ Donuts.
Madonna
This city is the capital of Norway
Olso
This Indian prime minister was assassinated by her own bodyguards in 1984.
Indira Gandhi
This "pain reliever" was marketed in the late 19th century before its addictive nature was known.
heroin
Paul Revere's ride was immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem for saying this iconic line; when in reality he had shouted: "The regulars are coming out"
The British are coming
Before her breakout film roles of the 1990s, this future Academy Award winner briefly worked as a professional cheerleader in Los Angeles.
Halle Berry
This sweet South American city is the capital of Bolivia
Sucre