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Historical Facts about the World

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  • Cleopatra was not Egyptian.
    TRUE
  • Napoleon was once attacked by dogs.
    False. He was attacked by rabbits
  • Witches were burned at the stake In Salem
    FALSE. The majority were jailed, and some were hanged. But none of these people ever got burned alive.
  • A Woman was elected to congress before women could vote.
    TRUE
  • Turkeys were once worshipped like Gods
    TRUE
  • Brazil was the only independent South American country to send troops to fight in WW2.
    TRUE
  • July 4th isn't the real Independence Day
    TRUE
  • Columbus didn't actually discover America.
    TRUE. It was the Norse explorer Leif Erikson who landed on American shores during the 10th century.
  • Rio de Janeiro was once the capital of Portugal which meant it was the only European capital to be located outside Europe.
    TRUE
  • The Titanic's owners said the ship was "unsinkable"
    False. They NEVER said that.
  • Thomas Edison invented the light bulb
    False. The real inventor was actually Warren de la Rue.
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