From the December 12, 2010, Listverse "15 Factlets Most People Get Wrong." Always interesting stuff here. I just picked out ones of interest to me.
1. When a person is livid they are ashen (pale), not red.
2. Model T Fords originally came in a variety of colors, not just black. But, between 1914 and 1925, they came in just black.
4. Black boxes on planes are not black. They are orange to make locating them easier.
5. Pirates did not have people walk the plank. They just threw them overboard.
7. Covered bridges were not done so as to protect people from the elements as they passed over it, but to make the bridge last longer.
10. The famous "Whistler's Mother" painting was originally called "Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: A Portrait of the Painter's Mother."
13. U.S. ship captains can not perform marriages unless they are ordained clergy.
I did not know 1, 2, 5 or 13.
Stuff You Learn Doing This. --DaCoot
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