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what is the stupidest misunderstanding you've found in your textbook?

My science textbook said that a microorganism is any organism that can't be seen with the naked eye, but there is a microorganism that can be seen with the human eye.

I'm not aware of any.

Shnercropolis wrote:what is the stupidest misunderstanding you've found in your textbook?

My science textbook said that a microorganism is any organism that can't be seen with the naked eye, but there is a microorganism that can be seen with the human eye.

What is it?

Maybe I know it and don't remember.

Anything that had to do with Christopher Columbus.

Ifreann wrote:I'm not aware of any.

Nor am I. I'm sure, given the eons that have passed since I was in school, there is outdated information, but that does happen.

Farnhamia wrote:

Ifreann wrote:I'm not aware of any.

Nor am I. I'm sure, given the eons that have passed since I was in school, there is outdated information, but that does happen.

Imhotep's not the ruler anymore, btw.

Nightkill the Emperor wrote:Anything that had to do with Christopher Columbus.

This

Science textbooks get updated. In my case, a bunch of times since I was there.

US AFJROTC Year 1 Textbook states the testing for the B-17 bomber was a complete success when it was not. The Testing was completely good, yes, but the test plane crashed. And only under loophole did the US purchase any.

Galloism wrote:

Farnhamia wrote:Nor am I. I'm sure, given the eons that have passed since I was in school, there is outdated information, but that does happen.

Imhotep's not the ruler anymore, btw.

Huh. Really?
Not that I know of. Mostly the support for the American Revolution. I mostly attribute that to a tax rebellion.

That Herbert Hoover was a market anarchist.

Galloism wrote:

Farnhamia wrote:Nor am I. I'm sure, given the eons that have passed since I was in school, there is outdated information, but that does happen.

Imhotep's not the ruler anymore, btw.

Not as far as the public is aware.

My history text book referred to Russia as a Communist state... And it was not referring to the Russian SFSR, nor the Soviet Union... It was a chapter on The Russian Federation today.

Aeronos wrote:That Herbert Hoover was a market anarchist.

Wat? I mean, really?

H-Alba wrote:My history text book referred to Russia as a Communist state... And it was not referring to the Russian SFSR, nor the Soviet Union... It was a chapter on The Russian Federation today.

Apparently America can't get over itself.

Just bought this book ridiculously interesting. It's not really more about what they got wrong it's what they don't include or choose to talk too little about making our youth too naive about our past. Few Americans can think of any wars we've been in besides the following:

The American Revolution
The War of 1812
The Civil War
The Spanish American War
WWI
WWII
Korean War
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
The War on Terrorism

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While excluding those we've been in:
The Colonial Wars
The Northwest Indian War
Quasi War
Barbary War
Tecumseh's War
The Creek War
War with Mexico (1846–48)
Indian Wars (1865–1870)
Philippine-American War (1899-1902)
Banana Wars (Yes the name is funny.)
The Russian Revolution
Small military and espionage acts in Libya, Beirut, Tehran, Grenada, and Panama.
Peacekeeping in Somalia
Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti
Nato forces in Yugoslavia.

Polska rzczpolspolita wrote:

Aeronos wrote:That Herbert Hoover was a market anarchist.

Wat? I mean, really?

As good as, yes. It asserted that he did absolutely nothing, and wanted government completely out of economic affairs, putting absolute trust in the free-market.
This was set straight fairly soon after when I took Economics class

Aeronos wrote:

Polska rzczpolspolita wrote:Wat? I mean, really?

As good as, yes. It asserted that he did absolutely nothing, and wanted government completely out of economic affairs, putting absolute trust in the free-market.
This was set straight fairly soon after when I took Economics class

If anything, he was everything but. I mean, he stopped the robbers who were ruinging the systen.

Aeronos wrote:

Polska rzczpolspolita wrote:Wat? I mean, really?

As good as, yes. It asserted that he did absolutely nothing, and wanted government completely out of economic affairs, putting absolute trust in the free-market.
This was set straight fairly soon after when I took Economics class

I love correcting people when they try to argue the Hoover dam was a new deal program.

History textbooks in American schools tend to be propagandized.

My first history book, from the early 2000's, from Japan, says that nothing happened in Nanking in 1937.

My history book skips a page that contains the bombing of Heroshima. It says, "In August of 19-" The rest of the page is gone. Also, it says, "Here is a picture of Westminster Abbey. And here, is a picture a beautiful Irish plain." It is the same picture of Westminster Abbey.

I imagine my textbooks probably had some typos and spelling mistakes. Other than that, I have no clue.

Things my history textbook got wrong? More like what did it get right.

It was also an Islamic extremist who killed Gandhi.