SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 days agoWhat's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?message-squaremessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down17
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhat's one giant LIE that's frequently taught in schools as a lesson?SwissArmyKazoo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 18 days agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squaremechoman444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·18 days agoColumbus discovered America. At least this is what I was taught when I was in elementary school back in the '90s. I have no idea if it’s changed thus far.
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoIt’s especially funny since dude never even touched USA, but USA is racist/genocidal enough to worship dude anyway.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 days agoI was taught Captain Cook discovered Australia, he wasn’t even the first European
minus-squareClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·17 days agoEveryone knows it was Cap‘n Crunch
Columbus discovered America.
At least this is what I was taught when I was in elementary school back in the '90s.
I have no idea if it’s changed thus far.
It’s especially funny since dude never even touched USA, but USA is racist/genocidal enough to worship dude anyway.
I was taught Captain Cook discovered Australia, he wasn’t even the first European
Everyone knows it was Cap‘n Crunch
He wasn’t a captain either