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It is commonly understood that Paul Revere said "The british are coming, the british are coming."
However, Revere never said "The British are coming," this would have made no sense at the time since they considered themselves British.
Revere instead said, "The Regulars are coming out! The Regulars are coming out!" But, that doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
Paul Revere’s metals company once supplied the Mint with rolled copper for the production of early cents. Impressively, the company is still in business today making top quality aluminum siding.
Several "The Office" cast members were also writers on the show, including B.J. Novak, Mindy Kaling, and Paul Lieberstein.
St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City is built over what Catholic tradition holds to be Saint Peter's tomb, and in 1968 Pope Paul VI announced that bones found there were believed to be his.
Saints Peter and Paul share a feast day on June 29.
Saint Paul, originally named Saul of Tarsus, persecuted early Christians until a dramatic conversion experience on the road to Damascus.
Thirteen letters in the New Testament are attributed to Saint Paul, and scholars generally agree that at least seven were written by him.
Saint Paul never met Jesus during Jesus's lifetime.
Saint Paul supported himself as a tentmaker.
Saint Paul was a Roman citizen.
Saint Paul's missionary journeys are often estimated to have covered about 10,000 miles.
Saint Paul was shipwrecked on Malta.
Saint Paul is traditionally believed to be buried at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.
A "Damascus moment" means a sudden change of heart, and it comes from Saint Paul's conversion.
São Paulo, Brazil, was founded on January 25, 1554, the feast of Saint Paul's conversion, and is named after him.
Swedish producer Max Martin has written more Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs than any songwriter except Paul McCartney.
In 1992, Pope John Paul II formally acknowledged that the Church had been wrong in its treatment of Galileo.
Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield won the 2003 Nobel Prize for MRI.