15 Super Common “Historical Facts” That Are Actually Myths

1.

Spanish People don’t actually speak Spanish with a lisp because of a king.

2.

Van Gogh did not cut off his ear and give it to a sex worker who worked at a local brothel.

6.

Cleopatra probably didn’t die from a snake bite.

7.

Although Christopher Columbus is credited with “discovering” the Americas, he didn’t know what he actually “discovered” because he believed until his death that he accomplished his goal and had reached Asia.

10.

Medieval people did actually bathe.

11.

The Titanic hitting the iceberg triggered the tragedy, but it was a combination of design flaws, human error, and poor decisions that made it catastrophic.