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The Truth About Paul Revere (VIDEO)

WATCH: The Truth About Paul Revere
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Senior Comedy & Viral Editor, The Huffington Post

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Last month saw a lot of people Googling "Paul Revere" after Sarah Palin turned his classic story into an arms battle full of bells. We mean come on, everyone should know how Paul Revere warned the colonies of British attack by shining his lanterns -- one if by land and two if by sea.

But there's more to the story than you might know. As it turns out, land and sea attacks were the least of Paul Revere's problems. In this animated sketch by Better Than The Machine, we learn how prepared Revere really was to alert us to other various methods of British invasion. Dude had better get some more lanterns.

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