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The greatest myths of history.
The myths that everybody knows.
At the head of Newton's apple fell.
Again apples - this is the unfortunate fruit managed to fall on the head of Sir Isaac Newton and his inspiration for the invention of the law of gravity ... Cute fairy tale, but most likely, it's just a fairy tale. It was first publicly told Voltaire in his essay on Newton. The only person who spoke to this publication Voltaire, Newton had a sister, Catherine Conduit.
Eve ate the apple
Apple - fruit useful, although notorious as the forbidden fruit since Eve plucked him in the Garden of Eden with the tree of knowledge, and deprived us - their descendants - paradise. However, the attentive reader must have noticed that nowhere in the Bible are not the fruit of an apple was named. Of course, this could be an apple. In the same extent as mango, apricot or, or any other fruit. But the stigma received only an apple.
Walt Disney drew Mickey Mouse
It is believed that the most famous cartoon character - Mickey Mouse - Walt Disney painted by myself. But it is not. Mickey was drawn animator number 1 in the Disney studio Yubom Ayverksom (Ub Iwerks), who was famous for the fact that incredibly quickly drew. The first movie about Mickey (it took for him to draw 700 pictures per day) was set up in just two weeks. But later, when the sound Disney cartoons rehabilitated - it was his voice started talking Mickey Mouse.
Van Gogh cut off his ear
Impoverished the great painter Van Gogh (his entire life only sold one painting), shortly before committing suicide in a quarrel with his friend Gauguin, more successful in selling their works, cut off his ear - a piece of the left lobe. It hurts, but not as bad as it might seem.
The Salem witch burned
In Salem (Massachusetts) in 1692 during the trial of witches were arrested 150 people, 31 people sentenced, 20 of them - deadly. Of these 31 people, not all were women, six of them - men. At the same time they are not burned at the stake - it is not scary witches, stoning them first, and then the body was hanged on a rope.
Napoleon was a short man
Many believe that the excessive ambitions of Napoleon are a kind of compensation for his small height. In fact, the growth of the Little Corporal was 5 feet 7 inches (168 cm) - higher than the average Frenchman of those years. So why is it so called? This nickname was the teaser for its small military rank. Napoleon became emperor, but the nickname remains the same.
Magellan has traveled around the world
Everyone knows about Magellan's two things: that he traveled around the world, and that during this trip, he was killed in the Philippines. One excludes the other. In fact, Magellan was exactly half way: the journey finished Juan Sebastian Elcano, his deputy.
Shakespeare himself wrote the story of Hamlet
William Shakespeare is known as the greatest playwright in history. However, most of his plays were not his own creation - rather creative adaptations of short stories, tales and legends. The play "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark", according to historians, was based on an ancient Scandinavian tradition.
Edison invented the light bulb
1093 patent: Edison - the great inventor. But most of his inventions made by unidentified members of his laboratory. And besides, in the four decades before the birth of the Edison Electric Light Humphrey Davy discovered one. His lamp could burn, only 12 hours, and Edison had only to find a suitable material for the filament, the lamp could burn constantly. Yes, achievement, but not the opening.
Columbus proved that the Earth - round
Based on the book by American author Irving Vashingona, it was. Everyone thought - the earth is flat, but Columbus convinced everyone else. In fact, from the 4th century BC no one thought that the Earth is flat like a pancake. Columbus also could not prove that the Earth - round, as he himself did not believe it! He believed that the Earth has a pear-shaped. He had never been in America, and only accessible to the Bahamas, who just have a pear shape.
George Washington was the first president of the United States
We all know that George Washington was the first of 43 US presidents. And here and there! The first was Peyton Randolph - that it has chosen the revolutionary Congress. His first step was the creation of high office of the Continental Army to defend against British troops and the appointment to the post of Chief of the General Washington ...! Randolph was succeeded in 1781 by John Hanson, who sent a congratulatory letter to George Washington after his victory at the Battle of Yorktown and signed, "I, John Hancock, the president of America." A Washington became the first popularly elected president of the United States - but the fifteenth.
At the head of Newton's apple fell.
Again apples - this is the unfortunate fruit managed to fall on the head of Sir Isaac Newton and his inspiration for the invention of the law of gravity ... Cute fairy tale, but most likely, it's just a fairy tale. It was first publicly told Voltaire in his essay on Newton. The only person who spoke to this publication Voltaire, Newton had a sister, Catherine Conduit.
Eve ate the apple
Apple - fruit useful, although notorious as the forbidden fruit since Eve plucked him in the Garden of Eden with the tree of knowledge, and deprived us - their descendants - paradise. However, the attentive reader must have noticed that nowhere in the Bible are not the fruit of an apple was named. Of course, this could be an apple. In the same extent as mango, apricot or, or any other fruit. But the stigma received only an apple.
Walt Disney drew Mickey Mouse
It is believed that the most famous cartoon character - Mickey Mouse - Walt Disney painted by myself. But it is not. Mickey was drawn animator number 1 in the Disney studio Yubom Ayverksom (Ub Iwerks), who was famous for the fact that incredibly quickly drew. The first movie about Mickey (it took for him to draw 700 pictures per day) was set up in just two weeks. But later, when the sound Disney cartoons rehabilitated - it was his voice started talking Mickey Mouse.
Van Gogh cut off his ear
Impoverished the great painter Van Gogh (his entire life only sold one painting), shortly before committing suicide in a quarrel with his friend Gauguin, more successful in selling their works, cut off his ear - a piece of the left lobe. It hurts, but not as bad as it might seem.
The Salem witch burned
In Salem (Massachusetts) in 1692 during the trial of witches were arrested 150 people, 31 people sentenced, 20 of them - deadly. Of these 31 people, not all were women, six of them - men. At the same time they are not burned at the stake - it is not scary witches, stoning them first, and then the body was hanged on a rope.
Napoleon was a short man
Many believe that the excessive ambitions of Napoleon are a kind of compensation for his small height. In fact, the growth of the Little Corporal was 5 feet 7 inches (168 cm) - higher than the average Frenchman of those years. So why is it so called? This nickname was the teaser for its small military rank. Napoleon became emperor, but the nickname remains the same.
Magellan has traveled around the world
Everyone knows about Magellan's two things: that he traveled around the world, and that during this trip, he was killed in the Philippines. One excludes the other. In fact, Magellan was exactly half way: the journey finished Juan Sebastian Elcano, his deputy.
Shakespeare himself wrote the story of Hamlet
William Shakespeare is known as the greatest playwright in history. However, most of his plays were not his own creation - rather creative adaptations of short stories, tales and legends. The play "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark", according to historians, was based on an ancient Scandinavian tradition.
Edison invented the light bulb
1093 patent: Edison - the great inventor. But most of his inventions made by unidentified members of his laboratory. And besides, in the four decades before the birth of the Edison Electric Light Humphrey Davy discovered one. His lamp could burn, only 12 hours, and Edison had only to find a suitable material for the filament, the lamp could burn constantly. Yes, achievement, but not the opening.
Columbus proved that the Earth - round
Based on the book by American author Irving Vashingona, it was. Everyone thought - the earth is flat, but Columbus convinced everyone else. In fact, from the 4th century BC no one thought that the Earth is flat like a pancake. Columbus also could not prove that the Earth - round, as he himself did not believe it! He believed that the Earth has a pear-shaped. He had never been in America, and only accessible to the Bahamas, who just have a pear shape.
George Washington was the first president of the United States
We all know that George Washington was the first of 43 US presidents. And here and there! The first was Peyton Randolph - that it has chosen the revolutionary Congress. His first step was the creation of high office of the Continental Army to defend against British troops and the appointment to the post of Chief of the General Washington ...! Randolph was succeeded in 1781 by John Hanson, who sent a congratulatory letter to George Washington after his victory at the Battle of Yorktown and signed, "I, John Hancock, the president of America." A Washington became the first popularly elected president of the United States - but the fifteenth.
