Did you know?

That; Mary Slessor did not stop the killing of twins in Nigeria but contributed to the campaign that led to it alongside King Eyo Honesty.

That; Mungo Park did not discover River Niger

That; Funmilayo Ransom Kuti was not the first woman to drive a car in Nigeria.

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False Claims about Notable Figures:

• That; Mahatma Gandhi was shot by a Jain extremist: Gandhi was actually assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu nationalist.
• That; Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravity when an apple fell on his head: While the falling apple may have inspired him, Newton’s theory of universal gravitation was based on years of scientific research.
• That; Louis Pasteur invented the rabies vaccine: The rabies vaccine was actually developed by Étienne Pasteur, the son of Louis Pasteur.
• That; Marie Curie was the only woman to win two Nobel Prizes: Madame Curie was the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes, but she was not the only one. Marie Skłodowska-Curie, her daughter, also won two Nobel Prizes.
• That; Christopher Columbus was the first person to discover America: Native Americans had inhabited the Americas for thousands of years before Columbus’s arrival.
• That; Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat because she was tired: Parks refused to give up her seat as an act of civil disobedience to protest racial segregation.
• That; Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in the White House: King was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.
• That; Albert Einstein was a poor student: Einstein was an excellent student, but he did struggle with certain subjects.
• That; Barack Obama was born in Kenya: Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.