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Common Misconceptions About World War II

Members of a U.S. reconnaissance squadron in Italy in April 1945.

Common Misconceptions About World War II

6 Common Misconceptions About Endometriosis

It's not just about pelvic pain or bad periods.

6 Common Misconceptions About Endometriosis

Common Misconceptions About the Civil War

Hancock at Gettysburg by Thure de Thulstrup, 1887.

Common Misconceptions About the Civil War

5 Misconceptions About Colonial America

Pictured: Paul Revere doing something he most certainly did not do.

5 Misconceptions About Colonial America

Common Misconceptions About Evolution

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Common Misconceptions About the Roman Empire

La Morte di Cesare (The Death of Caesar) by Vincenzo Camuccini, circa 1804-1805

Common Misconceptions About Babies

If this baby is a genius, it has nothing to do with Mozart music.

Common Misconceptions About the Middle Ages

An image from a 13th-century French devotional book called the Wenceslaus Psalter.

Common Misconceptions About Depression

Justin Dodd, ready to debunk mental illness myths.

Common Misconceptions About Flying

He's harmless.

Common Misconceptions About Colonial America

Paul Revere's midnight ride didn't exactly go down like this.

Common Misconceptions About Dreams

If your nightmares look like Henry Fuseli's The Nightmare (1781), we're so sorry.

Common Misconceptions About Love

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Common Misconceptions About Famous Books and Authors

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