Morning Article Link: Hollywood’s Poor History Test

Mel Gibson as William Wallace wearing woad. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ah, Hollywood. You never fail to get history wrong, even when the actual story would work fine as a movie. Cracked contributor Pat Carnell proves that in this piece. Braveheart? All wrong. Cleopatra? It wasn’t her looks getting her male attention. Buddah? Thinner than Santa. Pocahontas? Maybe more wrong than Braveheart. The works of Shakespeare? Mispronunciation changed more than you think.