Contrary to legend, there is no record of his falling.
Contrary to legend, those islands never provided Darwin's "eureka" moment.
Contrary to legend, they were neither in a tavern nor on their 18th round of beers.
There was the effect of the pill, which, contrary to legend, was legal in Ireland.
Contrary to legend, the Founding Fathers did not operate at a rarefied level removed from the grubby machinations of lesser hacks.
Strug and Fujimoto never fully recovered from their injuries, and Wallechinsky says that, contrary to legend, the U.S. team did not even need Strug's score.
Although, contrary to legend, there was no formal school established in the imperial palace, numerous schools opened in the vicinity of churches and monasteries.
Responding to climate change with the vigor that the threat deserves would not, contrary to legend, be devastating for the economy as a whole.
Contrary to legend, Pollock's face did not appear on the Life cover, which actually features a charming portrait of the 17-year-old Debbie Reynolds.
But, contrary to legend, it was not all suffering in the trenches: the conflict could be sustained for so long because many soldiers also relished killing, and surrenders were rare because prisoners had reason to fear being finished off.
