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** Also, despite what some claim, it is ''not'' a historical fiction. It mostly concerns events that, at the time, were recent and could have been witnessed by its first readers.
* “The Road Less Traveled” by [[Robert Frost]] is quite possibly the most misunderstood poem in literary history. [[Discussed Trope| Most believe]] it is about not adhering to conformity and taking the choice ''you'' want to take, even if it is unpopular, because that will “make all the difference”. In truth, the narrator’s description of the two roads indicates he ''first'' thought the one he took "was grassy and wanted wear" but then he realized there was really little difference between them. He is now wondering if he made the right choice, wondering what might have occurred had he taken the other path (which he had wanted to explore later, but never got a chance to), and whether his life might have been better if he had. If anything, the narrator is saying that life had many opportunities, but there just isn’t time to experience them all.
* [[Fu Manchu]]'s diabolical-looking mustache is so well-known, the style is named after him. However, despite it being prominent in movies, comic books, and even the covers of some book jackets, he was clean-shaven in the original novels, seeing as facial hair would hinder his ability to be the [[Master of Disguise]] he was known to be.
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