Abraham Lincoln was strongly against slavery
While Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator, his belief that all slaves should be free actually only applied to slaves living in the Confederate states. In fact, he actually wrote in 1862 that if he “could save the Union without freeing any slaves, I would do it.”
An apple fell on Sir Isaac Newton’s head, thus helping him discovery gravity
Newton did devise his theory of gravity after watching an apple fall from a tree. However, the idea that it actually fell on his head is nothing but a myth.
Humans evolved from chimpanzees
While its true that humans share a common ancestor with chimpanzees, the two species actually formed two separate lineages. The two different species formed separately over 6 million years ago. We’re in the same taxonomic family and share a common ancestor, but anyone who says humans “evolved from monkeys” is very much in the wrong.
