Human history is packed full of uncertainty, and we can't even begin to know everything about our ancient past.

But what if I told you some of the most basic facts you learned in history class are founded on lies?

Stay tuned as I untangle some of the most common historical misconceptions you should probably know about.

You're listening. You're listening. You're listening. misconceptions you should probably know about. iconic activist Rosa Parks had a huge part to play in the history of the American Civil Rights Movement when she

bravely refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1,

195.

Many of us have learned about how this fatigued woman refused to give up her seat in the all-white

section of the bus at the end of a long day and accidentally

became the mother of the civil rights movement as we now know it. But that story isn't necessarily

true. Firstly, Mrs. Parks was no everyday hero. Although she was a seamstress by day, she was also a well-trained

anti-segregation activist, who has since said herself that

the only tired I was was tired of giving in. On the darkening eve of December 1st, she was sitting in the

front row of the middle section of the bus designated for African American or colored riders,

when the bus became packed with passengers and a white man was left

standing. At this point, Ms. Parks and three other black passengers were instructed by the driver

to give up their seats to other white passengers. So it wasn't as if she was being purposefully

disobedient and defiance of the rules like many of us are taught. She was following the rules by not being in the all-white section,

but she refused the bus driver's request,

seeing as how she could no longer stand for such harsh treatment,

earning herself a pivotal role as someone who changed the course of history.

In China, there is an age-old tradition where the bones and young girls' feet are broken and bound

into little golden lotus shapes which have now entirely died out.

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