George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter, though he did reputedly discover 300 uses for peanuts and hundreds more for soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes.

Thomas Crapper did not invent the flush toilet; it was invented by Sir John Harrington in 1596. Crapper, however, did much to increase its popularity.

Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb. He did, however, develop the first practical light bulb, contemporaneously with Joseph Swan.

The followings are some references of many kinds of misconceptions --

Diefendorf, David (2007). Amazing... But False!: Hundreds of "Facts" You Thought Were True, But Aren't. Sterling. [ISBN 9781402737916.]

Green, Joey (2005). Contrary to Popular Belief: More than 250 False Facts Revealed. Broadway. [ISBN 978-0767919920.]

Johnsen, Ferris (1994). The Encyclopedia of Popular Misconceptions: The Ultimate Debunker's Guide to Widely Accepted Fallacies. Carol Publishing Group. [ISBN 9780806515564.]

Kruszelnicki, Karl; Adam Yazxhi (2006). Great Mythconceptions: The Science Behind the Myths. Andrews McMeel Publishing. [ISBN 9780740753640.]

Lloyd, John; John Mitchinson (2007). The Book of General Ignorance. Harmony Books. [ISBN 9780307394910.]

O'Conner, Patricia T and Kellerman, Stewart (2009). Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language. New York: Random House. [ISBN 9781400066605.]

Tuleja, Tad (1999). Fabulous Fallacies: More Than 300 Popular Beliefs That Are Not True. Galahad Books. [ISBN 978-1578660650.]

Varasdi, J Allen (1996). Myth Information: More Than 590 Popular Misconceptions, Fallacies, and Misbeliefs Explained!. Ballantine Books. [ISBN 978-0345410498.]

Dicks, DR (1970). Early Greek Astronomy to Aristotle. Ithaca, Ny: Cornell University Press.. p. 68. [ISBN 9780801405617.]