10 American Myths You Won’t Believe Actually Have Some Truth

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Columbus Proved The Earth Was Round

George Washington Had Wooden Teeth

Witches Were Burned At The Stake In Salem

The Government Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition

Betsy Ross Sewed The Very First American Flag

Cowboys Only Ate Beans On The Trail

Paul Revere Rode Alone To Warn Everyone

The Emancipation Proclamation Freed All Slaves

The Declaration of Independence Was Signed On July 4th

The Pilgrims Landed On Plymouth Rock

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We grew up hearing all these great American stories and legends in school and on TV things like Paul Revere riding alone or George Washington chopping down that cherry tree. Over the years history teachers and experts keep telling us that these stories are just silly old myths with no real truth to them at all but what if they were only partly wrong, you know. Sometimes the most famous myths actually have a little bit of genuine fact hiding underneath all the exaggeration and the tall tale. So here are ten American myths that are mostly false but still have a kernel of truth to them that will totally make you think twice.

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