The Facts of History We Know It Turns Out is a Myth

 

History is the goal so you learn from the past. But, often history is intentionally twisted by certain people for certain purposes. The following are some historical facts that we know of, but only myths, as reported by News from various sources.

1. Walt Disney creator of Mickey Mouse

 

Walt Disney was not the first person to draw Mickey Mouse. The mouse was first drawn by an animator named Ub Iwerks.

 2. Painter Vincent Van Gogh cut off all his ears

 

Vincent Van Gogh was a famous painter of his time. Historically, he deliberately cut his own ears with a razor blade, and made his new "appearance" into a self-painting. History is true, what is wrong is Van Gogh does not cut all his ears, but only the lobes.

3. Napoleon is short

Napoleon is historically said to have a short body. In fact, Napoleon's body was not short, because he had a 1.7 meter body. This size error is due to a French count that is different from the standard American count.

 

4. Mozart is more successful than Antonio Salieri

Who doesn't know Mozart, the genius composer? According to several historical sources, Antonio Salieri who is also a composer is said to be jealous of Mozart's success. In fact, Salieri was far more successful than Mozart, because Salieri was a conductor or conductor, who was the leader of an orchestra group.

5. Ferdinand Magellan was the first to succeed around the world

Ferdinand Magellan is said to be the first to be able to travel around the world. But it's just a myth. In fact, Ferdinand Magellan died first, but the journey around his world was only halfway through.

  6. Cleopatra the Egyptian

 

As many people believe, Cleopatra is an Egyptian native, because she is indeed the Queen of Egypt. In fact, Cleopatra was of Greek descent, so she was not native to Egypt.

 7. Einstein was lacking in school

 

Some sources state that Einstein was poor at school even though he was a genius. In fact, his genius managed to make him number one, especially in science classes.

8. Thomas Alva Edison inventor of the light bulb

  

We all agree that the inventor of the light bulb is Thomas Alva Edison. In fact, Edison only found a way to keep the lights on. The one who invented the light bulb was Joseph Wilson Swan.

9. Apple fell on Newton's head when he realized the law of gravity

 

   
Apples did not fall right on Newton's head when he finally realized the law of gravity, but fell near him.