Philip Augustus was frank about styling himself as "King of France".

The battle of the golden spurs was not an early inspiration for Belgium's Gouden Spike.

Andrew Oddy never tested the waters of football pools.

William Jennings Bryan made new friends but kept the old at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

John Nixon's reading of the Declaration of Independence was not saved by the bell.

Sliced bread was not the greatest hyperbolic compound noun since indoor plumbing.

The Congo didn't make the mouths of Diogo Cão's crew water.

Pedro Lopes de Sousa was not a character with dentures in some versions of Candy Land.

The Horns of Hattin were not a horn section featuring siblings Tekiah, Shevarim, and Teruah Carlebach.

Yes, we love the idea Werner Christie may have used old Adresseavisens to build an eight-sided church.

The full name of the former one-time main character in Jim Davis's "Garfield" comic strip was not Lyman Guiteau.

Users of ancient Portuguese measurement units did mark canada day by drinking liters.

Earth would be great if it wasn't for the people.

The Craig tube in Alaska's Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area is not underground, or help those being Hyderized. #ThemCounties

The worst part of contact sports is Folgers in your cup.