Harriet Tubman will be on the $20 bill in 2030. She’s famous for being a humanitarian and abolitionist. But for some things you probably didn’t know about her, check out this list of The Top Surprising Harriet Tubman Facts.
- Four out of five S. high school students think she’s the syrup lady.
- No one wants to play her in a movie because they know they’ll get snubbed by the Oscars.
- She wanted to call the Underground Railroad the “Subterranean Soul Parade.”
- She has yet to chime in with a Prince tribute.
- She bravely fought in the Civil War, alongside other female luminaries, like Betty White and Meg Ryan.
- Because of her, some white people are suddenly HUGE fans and supporters of Andrew Jackson.
- She escaped from Maryland to Philadelphia, went to one Phillies game, and left Philadelphia never to return.
- She was named a saint by the Episcopal Church. Though to be fair, so was the guy who invented Big Mouth Billy Bass.
- She’s in the running to replace Michael Strahan on “Live”.
- She died in poverty, not having a “Harriet Tubman” to her name.