“You must do the thing you think you cannot do”: the Eleanor Roosevelt line she really wrote
Two of her most-shared quotes can't be found in her writing. This one can, and the story behind it is better than the poster version.
History
How Roman aqueducts made water climb hills without a single pump
Rome's engineers mostly let water run gently downhill. When a valley got in the way, they used pressure to push it up the other side.
Churchill’s famous pig quote is probably real, just not in the words you’ve seen
The line about dogs, cats and pigs is shared everywhere. Churchill's own private secretary remembered a shorter, sharper version.