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We would like to be the same as the cooking icon Betty Crocker, as prolific asNancy attracted Author Carolyn Keene, or as legendary as the Great King Arthur. But even if our efforts of MegaStardom fall short, we have at least one major advantage over these famous people: we are real.

This is true: some of your favorite spokespersons, branded mascots, composers and authors are nothing more than the invention of some very creative people. Curious to know which icons are purely fictitious? Read it because we have compiled 50 of them. And for more fascinating truths around the world, check these30 amazing facts guaranteed to give you a childish marvel.

Upon arrival, the first lady of food was not real at all. SinceBetty Crocker's Almost a century ago, several models all expanded us that the female goddess of the cuisine was a real person, but, of course, she aggregates a little too well. And for more celebrity information in scenes, check these20 friendships of celebrities that you have never known existed.

Terribly,Aunt Jemima Never existed. In fact, similar to Betty Crocker, this character created by R.T. Davis and then spent later in Quaker OATS - was simply a series of actresses paid to represent the queen of pancakes.

Supermodel and actressAllegra Coleman grasped the coverage ofSquire In 1996, and in an accompanying article, writerMartha Sherrill Affirt that Coleman would be "the next dream girl of Hollywood." After the problem, newsstand kiosks, agents have scrambled to get their hands on Coleman - only to find out that the item had been a giant hoax created by Sherill. However, the cover ended up being ideal for the actressAli ward, who described Coleman and finally landed a leading role onHero a few years after the false. And for more amazing celebrity behavior, see these50 Facts of crazy celebrities that you will not believe are true.

Swiss folk legendWILLIAM was too good to be true from the beginning. Come on. The guy could really pull an arrow in an apple at the top of a child's head, several feet? Nah.

Donald Kaufman, the fictional brother of the real screenwriterCharlie Kaufman-interpreted byNicolas Cage on the screen inAdaptation-Did did not hit the press junkets with his famous brother. His shyness was pretty understandable, however: it was simply a work of fiction. And for more shocking facts about your favorite movies, check these30 shocking facts on your favorite movies.

No, DirectorAlan Smithee It was not really an incredibly terrible director - it was only the pseudonym of several directors too much ashamed to put their own names on the coil of credits. This famous pseudonym has appeared in hundreds of films over the last fifty years, butnotably inTwilight Zone: the movie,HELLRAISER: the line, andPowerful duck the movie: the first face-off.

Sorry,Nancy attracted fans: it's actuallyEdward Stratemeyer who created the famous detective series. When Stratemeyer did not have enough time to write every story he had in mind, he hired a group of Ghostwriters for the prolific series and named them collectivelyCarolyn Keene.

Stratemeyer had also all to do with this pseudonym, under which several writers wrote the monumental successHardy boys Series, which overwhelmed nearly 9 decades.

If you grew up in the 1980s, it is very possible thatMouvis You have learned to improve your typing skills. But, as it turns out, there is no real tag of Mavis - all these years, we learned to typing skills from a cold and emotional robot.

Pink tokyo Has the name been created by allied troops during the Second World War of the Anglophone Group of Anglophone broadcasters spreading Japanese propaganda. As these broadcasters focused on demoralizing the troops, they quickly gained an unfavorable reputation. And, although one of the key figures of the group,IVA Toguri, was arrested for this hate speech, the famousPink tokyo never really existed.

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When fans of the Japanese Pop Group AKB48 discovered that their last member,Aimi Eguchi, was actually a simulated computer creation combining the "best" characteristics of each of the 6 other members, they were naturallysurprised. However, when the video created its introduction in the group, it is quite obvious to its lack of facial expressions that the robot did not really have the charism of its human counterparts.

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Although it is an incredible coincidence that the founder of the brassiere has been acceptedOtto Titzlingit's really wrong (although the game manufacturersTrivial pursuit seemed to fall for the hoax).

Pierre Brassauwas the CerlusChott of Journalist Åke "Dacke" Axelson, who, in 1964, attempted to prove that critics could not tell the difference between modern avante-guard art and the work of a chimpanzee-one. He proves by making the help of using the help of a chimpanzee and watercolors. As it turned out, critics greeted Pierre Brassau as the next big thing - and quickly been disappointed to realize that there was only a monkey.

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Although it is nice to imagine that a woman pope once existed in a church dominated by men, the myth ofPope Joan was broken out by modern scholars.

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Lonelygirl15, a popular YouTube channel, supposed to documented the life of Bree 15 years. It was revealed a few months later that the daily life of a high school girl was actually offset by a 19-year-old actress, Jessica Rose, who obviously did not go with the fans.

George P. Burdell Was a fictitious student registered in Georgia Tech in 1927, created by William Edgar "Ed" Smith. Since registration, he supposedly received all the undergraduate degrees offered by Georgia Tech, served in the army, married - among other achievements. At one point, Burdell even led the online survey forTime"S 2001Year-round price.

The pride of Tokyo who never really existed,Taro TsujimotoWas a fiction project for the Buffalo Sabers in 1974, after-period, the General Manager Punch Imlach removed with the incredibly tedious writing process. Since NHL really seemed to expand its talent base outside of Canada and the United States at the time, few had a reason to doubt the choice of Tsujimoto. In fact, the story has been reported by multiple press sites, until, of course, they have discovered that it was just a hoax that formed from Spite.

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In 1998, Scottish writerWilliam Boyd wrote a biography of an artist in difficulty,Tate nat, who threw 99% of his work and jumped at his death from a Sten Island ferry. The April Fool's Day,David Bowie Has organized a launch party for the novel, where some of the biggest names in the art world have finally fallen for this gigantic hoax. April Fool!

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When journalists called the Trump organization in the 1980s, they were often directed towardsDonald Trump's official spokesman,John Barron, which has also been cited in several printing stories about the Trump family over the years. The true identity of John Barron wasrevealed When Donald Trump appeared in court and, under oath, admitted that he had been his own official spokesperson for years without anyone being noticed.

The story of the centuries of a hidden silhouette flying rich to give to the poor is, in fact, too good to be true. Its (or it) existence is almost impossible for scholars to prove, like so many different thingscontradictory Stories about his provenance and his achievements emphasize only less than probable existence of this bandit more than life.

Our favorite giant lumberjack,Paul Bunyan, is it not real, but simply a combination of different very real men: the French-Canadian lumberjack-Balljacks good Jean and Fabian Fournier. Unfortunately, baby blue beef is also a little more than a fictitious character too.

AlthoughKaycee Nicole SwensonPerhaps not well known today, it was undoubtedly one of the first famous people on the Internet in the early 2000s.

For two years, Kaycee spoke openly about his struggle with leukemia on his blog and finally captivated thousands of daily readers. When it was reported that she died in the summer of 2001, her fans began to look into her life and quickly discovered that it was a fragile story that the bored housewife debbie swenson, who had created His own website was represented. like the mourning mother of Kaycee.

This Cowboy and Heavy Smoker vintage were only a very clever myth destined to smoke more Marlboro cigarettes - and that may actually have worked.According to theThat time, four actors presented theMarlboro Man Downtles of smoking-related diseases in the years that ADS has been broadcast in the 1950s.

MINGRING MIKEwas an incredibly prolific musician and funk and fictional soul in the late 1960s. It turns out that Mike Mike was actually Mike Smith, a teenager based in Washington, DC, who had created a series of covers. Album - But no real records - for his fictional musical personality.

AlthoughKing Arthur of Camelot was probably not real at all, his bravery and his character strength inspired countless leaders ofKing Henry VIII ToQueen Victoria.

The man behind one of the most intolerant discriminatory laws of America was, in fact, aPersona Theater Created by a white man,Thomas D. Rice, who used blackface to portray a shock rush namedJim Crow.

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John Doe, or Jane Doe for women, is the identification used for unknown or unidentified persons in law relationships. In England, this name would have been used since the end of the 1300, although no real man or a lively woman inspired the choice of name.

David Manning The critic was suspicious of departure - mainly because of its incredibly positive journals for total tops likeThe tale of a knight andThe animal.As many have begun to suspect, Manning was the creation of a Marketing Director of Sony Matthew Cramer, who found himselfgo into hot water With dissatisfied filmmakers who were wasted money to see these films, thanks to his positive reviews.

John HenryThe strength tale and bravery of the man of steel-drivin 'is a American folk legend. And similar to other American folk heroes like Paul Bunyan, John Henry was most likely fictitious-little more than a fusion of multiple African American railways.

SALLY ANN THUNDER ANN WHIRLWIND OF ANN is more than a name just an odious name - it is also a feminist folk hero and the supposed spouse ofDAVY CROCKETT. However, as we discover with most American folk legends, it is also totally fictitious.

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American folk legend and cowboyPECOS ticket Maybe the hero we need, but unfortunately, he never existed. The legendary cowboy fans have probably long suspected his fiction, however, he leads a tornado, after all.

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World meetingALFRED BULLTOP STORMALONG: The enemy throughout the life of the hero of the Kraken and Massachusetts area, dominating above the rest at 19 feet in height. Of course, you guess it: it is certainly not real.

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Often stylized asSpın̈al faucet, this band of metal rock of parody, created by the interpreter / interpreterLOUDON WAINWRIGHT III and writer / directorRob Reiner Has he a great job of imitation (AKA making free pleasure of rock bands in the late 70s that people really thought they were, in fact, a real rock band. But alas, they are just a job of guy making fun of the music we all loved.

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James S.a. Coreyis better known fans like the author behind many masterpieces of science fiction, likeLeviathan wakes up, the first novel ofThe extent series, and theStars wars novelHonor between thieves. As it turns out, James S.a. Corey is actuallypseudonym For two writers, Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.

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While many people were convinced that the beautiful protagonist ofJames Cameron'sOscar-winTitanicwas based on the real man, it is a little more than a work of fiction. Let's face it: even thoughJack Dawson Was a real person who embarked on the Titanic, he would never be able to measure until the perfectly romantic representation of Leo in the film.Never.

Mulan, orHua Mulan As she is known in China (and outside the Disney franchise), is a Chinese warrior princess that disguised as a man to fight in combat. More recently, the history of Mulan has been considered a legend and not a true story, because there has been little evidence of a Hua Mulan existing during the period of North and South Dynasties.

According to legend, 16 years oldSybil Ludington Rode to warn the American militia that the British arrived during the revolutionary war. If you have not heard of it, it is probably due to the fact that its very existence was dismissed by the girls of the American revolution a long time ago.

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We are sorry to be bad newsholders, butSherlock Holmes, the British key master key created bySir Arthur Conan Doyle, is simply fictitious. However, Doyle hasnotedThe aspects of the character of Holmes are derived from those of Joseph Bell, a British surgeon and speaker.

When you thinkZorro, you probably imagineAntonio Banderas brandishing a sword and managing the law. Well, you're stain on: it's a veryfictional person created byJohnston McCulley In 1919. Although it should be noted that McCulley was inspired by a 19th century bandit named Joaquin Murietta.

As far as we know,Ichabod crane, the protagonist ofWashington Irving's A new story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is purely fictitious. Well, at least we really hope he is.

The name Ann Taylor transmits exactly what the clothing brand of iconic women aims to represent: Preppy, classic style. However, the store name has never been a real person to start. The founder of the brand,Richard Liebeskind, chose the name because it evoked both a new sensitivity of England and the idea of ​​custom clothing.

Tony CliftonA lounge singer of Las Vegas dissatisfied with a penchant to insult his audience who has become famous in the 1980s, was about as far from your typical Schmooze-Happy artist, as you could get. More interesting, it was also a fake.

First described by the actorAndy Kaufman, which initially asserted that Clifton was, in fact, a real person, the character was kept alive in the sets of Kaufman in 1984. In recent years, Clifton-often described by the friend close to Kaufman, Bob Zmuda, Among others - reappeared on the scene of the comedy, provoking many theorists of the plot to believe that Kaufman is still alive.

Uncle ben, assumed a counterpart from Uncle Ben's range of food products, probably never existed at all. While March, constituted, the parent company of Uncle Ben's claims that the name comes from an African-American rice farmer known for his upper product, the image used on the packaging of the mark is in fact that of Frank Brown, a Chicago Maître d'Knowledge restaurant of Gordon L. Harwell, the former president of Uncle Ben's.

Rosie rivet is a cultural icon, but unfortunately, it never existed in real life.

The woman in the famous "we can do it" image created by J. Howard Miller was not a portrait of a real person but it is often said to be inspired by the firearms factory workerVeronica FosterAlso known as "Ronnie, The Bren Gun Girl", a frequently used image used in Canadian propaganda posters during the Second World War.

Crazy magazinethe mascot,Alfred E. Neuman, is not exactly a pedagogical journalist. In fact, the magazine ginger ginger comic boy is apparently a riff caricatures earlier, whose oldest known iteration dates back to the end of the 1800s.

New Orleans Saints LinebackerManti Te'o titles made in 2012 when he was revealed that his girlfriend,Lennay Kekua, was dead of leukemia. The only problem? She never existed at all.

TE'O had been spoiled to believe that he was in a long distance relationship with a woman he had never met by an acquaintance, Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, who used photos of his old classmate in high school, Diane O'Meara, to hang on you "O.

Polish composer horriblePiotr Zak, whose jar composition was broadcast on the third BBC program in 1961, never existed at all. His room, "mobile for adhesive tape and percussion", was actually the work of Susan Bradshaw and Hans Keller, two BBC producers who created the character and his terrible music, to have fun.

While the origin of the name of cookies is not entirely clear, it is probably a reference to the 1969 novelLorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoore, written by R. D. Blackmore.

In the late 1990s, Wunderkind literaryJT LEROY was the hottest new author on the planet, thanks to his semi-autobiographical booksThe heart is misleading above all things andSarah.

As it turned out, the allegedly positive teenager from HIV, who claimed to be an old escort and addict, was actually the input of author Laura Albert, who enlisted his sister-in-law, Savannah Knoop, to ask like Leroy during public appearances.

Thinking the famous coffee iconJuan Valdez Had a hand in bean cultivation in your favorite infusion? Still think.

In truth, Valdez was a character created by the Advertising Agency Doyle Dane Bernbach to promote the National Federation of Coffee Producers in Colombia. The character has been described by three people since 1958: José F. Duval, Carlos Sánchez and Carlos Castañeda. (For what it's worth it, the last two men actually worked as coffee producers.) And for greater greater benders in history, check these 30 crazy facts that will change your vision of history.

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