Before You Pass On That Interesting “Fact” You Just Read

When you look at a commemorative statue of a horse and rider, you can tell how the rider died. If the horse has both forelegs in the air, the rider died in battle. If it has one foreleg in the air, the rider was wounded in battle and died later. If all four of the horse’s legs are on the ground, the rider died of natural causes.

Interesting, isn’t it?

Too bad it’s not true.

This particular bit of misinformation has circulated for years, and has even been published by respected research resources (including The New York Public Library Desk Reference). It is just one of many widely believed “facts” debunked on the Snopes.com website. Check it out.

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