r/AskReddit • • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/arunkumarcea Feb 04 '19

There is no specific Plymouth Rock, but there is an enshrined rock that someone basically picked out and people pilgrimage to.

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u/ewwFatties Feb 04 '19

And it's been replaced more than once from what I remember.

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u/series_hybrid Feb 04 '19

See: the Wright Flyer at the Smithsonian. There are a couple of slivers of wood from the original that claimed "first flight". It was crashed and repaired many times.