I just don’t know what to believe anymore.
The pyramids of Giza were built by slaves.
Contrary to popular belief, slaves were not forced to build the pyramids in Egypt. Excavated tombs near the pyramids support the theory that they were paid Egyptian laborers, who took great pride in their work and serving the pharaoh.
Source: The Guardian
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Emperor Nero played the fiddle while he watched Rome burn.
According to Tacitus, a historian at the time, Nero was not actually in Rome when the fire broke out, he was in his villa in Antium (about 30 miles away).
When Nero heard about the fire he rushed back to Rome to organize relief efforts.
Also, it would have been impossible for Nero to have played the fiddle; it did not exist at the time.
Source: History.com
People during the Middle Ages had a low life expectancy.
While life expectancy in the Middle Ages was low, it did not mean that people died of old age in their thirties and forties. People actually lived well into their sixties.
Source: Wikipedia
The Vikings wore horns on their helmets.
There is no evidence that Vikings wore horns on their helmets during battles. Our modern image of Vikings wearing horned helmets originates from an 1876 production of the opera Der Ring des Nibelungen. The costume designer, Carl Emil Doepler, created horned helmets for the Viking characters for use in the production.
Source: The Straight Dope
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