Not Meant To Be A Historical Fact!! WTF??

The Colbert Report, with Steven Colbert, is running a series titled 'Not Meant To Be A Historical Fact'. This all started with Senator Kyl's office trying to distract us from a blatant lie Kyl told, on the Senate floor, about Planned Parenthood. It seems that now many things are being held up to the 'Not Meant To Be A Historical Fact' test. Of course most are done in jest; so I thought it was time I threw my fantasies into the ring and set some records straight.  I bet you can already guess where this is going to lead you, lol.

Lets play the game 'Can You Guess The Real Historical Facts'. The The initials 'NHF' will be placed after the fictitious statements and 'HF' will be placed after the true statements.

1. Saint Simeon Stylites (pictured) was a monk who gained fame in the 5th century for spending 37 years standing on a small platform on top of a tall pillar in Syria. (HF) 

2. Scholars agree that Eve didn't eat an apple in the Garden of Eden -- it was more likely a fig or grapes. (HF)

3.  In 1911, pigtails were banned in China because they were seen as a link with its feudal past.(HF)

4. Ben Franklin Discovered Electricity.(NHF)

5. The Great Wall of China Is Visible from the Moon.(NHF)

6. In April 1919, England enacted a 48 hour work week with minimum wages.(HF)

7. Witches Were Burned at the Stake in Salem.(NHF)

8. Abner Doubleday Invented Baseball.(NHF)

9. In December of 1657, the Massachusetts General Court ordered a fine to be payed by anyone celebrating Christmas.(HF)

10.  Lady Godiva's Naked Ride.(NHF)  I might mention here that the ONLY OFFICIAL NAKED RIDE sanctioned by this Blog is MY NAKED RIDE done on my Real Life Birthday. Th ride is in the Lilith Sim. I will keep all you pervs updated on this one, lol.

OK! So there are some things to mull over. All can be easily checked online. Two website to get you started are:

http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/10-historical-misconceptions10.htm

and

http://www.backwoodsbound.com/ffhistory.html

Love ya(HF)
Night