Myths that have passed through the centuries , without being discovered to be untrue , are numerous . Since the Vikings , who had no horns on their helmets , the Columbus proved that the world was not round , Napoleon was not short , Isaac Newton was not hit by an apple and Paul Revere , who did not cry that the British were coming .
This is just the beginning . The following stories have become so popular in world culture , many still regard as facts , when in fact there are .
Untrue stories
The story of Hamlet was created by Shakespeare
The idea of a prince who plans to avenge the death of his father by his uncle , has been the subject of a legend of the old Indo - European . In 1200 , a Scandinavian author Saxo Grammaticus , made famous in the history of a work called Vita Amlethi ( Amletit life ) . As the story of Shakespeare 's Hamlet, it also speak to the Prince of Denmark . Even in the early version , the prince heir plays the role of the mad from boredom that caused the marriage of her mother's quick with the new king .
George Washington Karver has invented peanut butter
Although found hundreds of new uses peanut and put him on the economy of South American farmers , Karver did not invent peanut butter . This was actually invented around the year 950 BC by the Incas . In modern times , the first patent for peanut butter production was granted in 1884 , when Karver was only 20 years old . Dr. . John Harvey Kelog believed to be the first patient who was allergic to peanut butter .
Wore black ninja suits
Because the night is not exactly black , ninja should have worn dark blue suits . The truth is that it seems no more real to wearing ninja costumes to identify the killer at first glance . But the idea of ninjas who commit murder little secret supports the theory of special clothing . Museum of ninjas in Japan has claimed that history has been wrong in the image that has followed the appearance and operation of ninjas . Ninja who do open conflicts were the lowest of those masters , they were involved in spying wise and secret tricks .
Lady Godiva toured the streets naked on a horse
Maybe you have more knowledge about the boxes of chocolates , but according to legend , Lady Godiva wanted her husband to remove taxes on the citizens of Coventry , in England , toured to the streets on horseback , all naked . There are many objections to this legend , because it makes no sense for a man to accept and obey such a disgrace . Secondly , taxes were raised several centuries after the death of Godivës .
Vincent Van Gogh cut off his ear
Despite widespread belief that Van Gogh cut off his ear all , in fact he gave only a part of the left ear llapës . At the time of the incident , Van Gogh lived with his friend Paul goget French , with whom he had troubled relationships and violence . Goget was an expert in the study of the ear babble . Both artists have accepted that Van Gogh cut ear, but in subsequent statements that they confess not quite remember what happened that night . Three days later , Vincent Van Gogh gave his ear cut off part of a prostitute .
Einstein was a bad student and remained in mathematics
Albert Einstein got bad reputation as a student , from the custom of opposition professors seemed too authoritarian . The mother of Einstein wrote that his grandmother , according to the receipt of his son , he had excellent grades . He never remained in mathematics , as well as expressing himself , he had perfected integrals and differentials at age 15 .
King Henry VIII was sound and shy throughout his reign
Last years of King Henry VIII , including many women and cutting heads, it seems to have eclipsed the years when he was kind and generous . Despite the image that Henry was sound and full beard , the king took the throne when he was only 18 years old . By the end of marriage to Anne Boleyn , he was still polite and friendly . Things began to deteriorate when began undergoing treatment for diseases like ulcer , which caused the creation of fat and nerves . He excelled in humor unstable fault of the terrible pain he felt in the foot .
