The Minuteman statue in Lexington, Massachusetts is said to represent Captain John Parker, who died on this day.

Except Parker wasn’t a minuteman.

He also probably didn’t look like the man in the statue, given his age and what other small details we know about him.

But as usual, nobody lets the facts get in the way of a good story, so just roll with it, hm?

(We’re guessing he probably wasn’t green, either. )

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