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A Fact is a thing that is indisputably the case and is typically proven through evidence. If science, logic, and citation can prove something is true, then it gets labeled fact. If one or more parts of a statement are false, then it should be categorized a myth (all half-truths are myths). Some truth has grey areas, others like “Lincoln was a Republican” are a matter of record. You’ll find both types below, and when we use philosophical arguments that employ logic and reason, it will be noted.

Below is a list of factoids we have rated as “facts”. If you think you can prove any of the facts below to not be true, please let us know in the comments. All input will be considered. See our list of myths here. Learn more about what is a fact?

Mark Twain Pen Name

Mark Twain is a Pen Name fact

Mark Twain is a pen name, his real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. "Mark" "Twain" is a riverboat term for measuring two fathoms (12 feet): mark (measure) twain (two).

Mark Twain Quote Truth

If You Tell the Truth, You Don’t Have to Remember Anything fact

Mark Twain is said to have said, "If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything", meaning if you tell a lie you have to remember what lie you told to who.

Comparing Fascism and Communism

Communism and Fascism are Different fact

Both Communism and Fascism can be similar in practice in their authoritative forms, but the two are very different ideologically.

Pirate insurance

The First Public Stocks Were Issued to Reduce Risks Related to Pirates fact

The rise of piracy and the birth of the public stock market roughly intersect, this is because the first public stocks were essentially a type of insurance against pirates.

The Dutch East India Company Was the First Publicly Traded Company fact

In 1602, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) became the first publicly traded company when it sold shares on its own Amsterdam Stock Exchange (the first stock market).

There are Different Types of Value and Capital fact

There are different types of capital, value, commodities, and markets including natural, human, social, manufactured, and financial.

Madison Drafted the Constitution and Bill of Rights fact

Madison drafted both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, but he wasn't the sole author of either, both were debated and approved by committees.

Shirley Chisholm Was the First Black Congresswoman and Major Party Candidate fact

Shirley Chisholm became the first black Congresswoman in 1968. In 1972 Chisholm ran for President as a Democrat, making her both the first female, or black, major party Presidential candidate.

Hillary Clinton was the First Woman Nominated by a Major Party fact

Hillary Clinton became the first woman nominee of a major U.S. political party at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.

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