Kurtagag@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 27 天前What was a fact taught to you in school that has been proven false during your lifetime?message-squaremessage-square220linkfedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down10
arrow-up1167arrow-down1message-squareWhat was a fact taught to you in school that has been proven false during your lifetime?Kurtagag@lemmy.ca to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 27 天前message-square220linkfedilink
minus-squareWalican132@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·27 天前I was taught the Philippines was a US territory. I just learned last night that hasn’t been true since 1946. I went to school in the 90s.
minus-squarespongebue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·26 天前 Philippines was a US territory that hasn’t been true since 1946. I mean… It was a US territory. Well, at least it was under control of the US in some way. I think one of/the first cruel and unusual constitutional challenges was over something that originated in the Philippines.
minus-squareWalican132@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 天前I suppose phrasing wins there. I meant u was educated in the 90s that it currently was a territory.
I was taught the Philippines was a US territory. I just learned last night that hasn’t been true since 1946. I went to school in the 90s.
I mean… It was a US territory. Well, at least it was under control of the US in some way. I think one of/the first cruel and unusual constitutional challenges was over something that originated in the Philippines.
I suppose phrasing wins there. I meant u was educated in the 90s that it currently was a territory.