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26 Common History Facts That Have Since Been Debunked

"History is a set of lies agreed upon." is a quote often attributed to Napoleon. While whether or not that atribution in itself constitutes a historical fact or fib is beyond the scope of this article, there are at least 30 things that most people -- you included, probably -- have spent far too long believing.


Like the fact that peasant food was actually pretty good. Or that you could definitely beat a Neanderthal at chess.

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