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Some believe that the famous line "]" was spoken in ]. In fact, the line in question is: "You played it for her, you can play it for me. Play it!". Some believe that the famous line "]" was spoken in ]. In fact, the line in question is: "You played it for her, you can play it for me. Play it!".

Some believe that ] had a hard time receiving support because Europeans believed in a ]. In fact, sailors and navigators of the time knew that the ], but (correctly) disagreed with Colombus's estimates of the distance to the Indies.


See also: ] (ridiculous misconceptions), ] See also: ] (ridiculous misconceptions), ]

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This is a list of common, uncontroversial, and undisputed misconceptions.

List of misconceptions

Some believe that the ship Mary Celeste was called Marie Celeste. In fact... to be written

Some believe that Saturn is the only planet with Planetary rings. In fact, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune all have rings.

Around the time of the UK 2001 census, some believed that if enough people stated that their religion was Jedi then it would become an "officially recognised religion". In fact, the only "officially recognised" religion is the Church of England.

Some believe that the famous line "play it again Sam" was spoken in Casablanca. In fact, the line in question is: "You played it for her, you can play it for me. Play it!".

Some believe that Christopher Colombus had a hard time receiving support because Europeans believed in a flat earth. In fact, sailors and navigators of the time knew that the earth was spherical, but (correctly) disagreed with Colombus's estimates of the distance to the Indies.

See also: Tondemo (ridiculous misconceptions), controversy

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