History, The More You Know

The Titanic Was Never Unsinkable

Contrary to popular mythology, Titanic was never described as "unsinkable", without qualification, until after she sank. The shipbuilders Harland and Wolff insist that the Titanic was never advertised as an unsinkable ship. Sorry James Cameron!

The U.S. Enlisted Over 1,000 Nazi Scientists After World War II In Order To Win The Space Race
Ancient Greeks came up with the idea of cyclops after they found a fossil of a mammoth, and had no idea what it was.
Charles Darwin invented his own office armchair with wheels.
Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna held an entire state funeral for his leg after it was amputated.