Historical Facts That Are Actually Wrong

George Washington Carver Did Not Invent Peanut Butter

George Washington Carver was a botanist, and he used peanuts to help the South’s economy. He found many uses for the nut. But he didn’t invent peanut butter. It’s actually been around since 950 BCE. The Incans created it by smashing peanuts into paste. The first modern patent for peanut butter though was in 1884, when Carver was around 20.