The Northwest cover-up document said:
Let it be here recorded...Nathaniel Northwest, famous in his native Gravity Falls for standing in the park and hitting himself with a large boating oar until he blacked out, was chosen to become the patsy mayor of Gravity Falls. Northwest spoke in a series of grunts and screams and often yelled his trademark phrase: "I am going to eat this entire oak tree because I am a powerful wizard!"
The fabled founder of Gravity Falls was, in fact, a fraud. His last moments on Earth were spent choking on a giant piece of bark, attempting to live out his beautiful dream. He was hated by everyone that knew him. He will not be missed.
Other hidden historical truths are:
- Thomas Jefferson was actually just two kids in an overcoat standing on each other's shoulders.
- The current and forever President of the United States is actually Santa Claus. Under the reign of Mr. Claus, America is not a democracy, but a jollyocracy.
- The statues in Mount Rushmore are actually gigantic presidential-faced robots that will be called into action when America needs them most.
- An enormous, evil, time-devouring baby from another dimension is frozen in an Antarctic glacier. Fortunately glaciers never melt, so we should be fine.
- Writing jokes for cartoons is more important than sleep.
- If you recite the pledge of allegiance backwards, you'll gain secret wizard powers! (This one is true, kids! Try it at home!)
Fig A: the myth: A giant among men
Fig B: the truth: A waste-shoveling village idiot
The true founder of Gravity Falls was Sir Lord. Quentin Trembley, III, Esq.
1837 election / 1841 - WHH / 1863 - founded Gravity Falls
There seems to be a slight historical inaccuracy here. If Quentin Trembley was replaced as president officially by William Henry Harrison, he should have been elected in 1841, but the documentary says he won the 1837 election in a landslide. Either way, he should have left office in 1841, which presents another problem. According to Toby Determined, Gravity Falls was founded in 1863. Some might say it simply took him 22 years to cross the country. I might believe this, if it weren't known that pioneers could cross the country in about 6 months. Trembley must have attempted to start a new life somewhere else before moving to and founding Gravity Falls.
Now that you know the truth... / claws on the ceiling
Just an interesting tidbit I noticed, that there are claws on the cave's ceiling.
Bill is on the $-12 bill
Once again, Bill Cipher's existence is foreshadowed when he is shown on the $-12 bill.
This...this is a dark day for America.
You said it, President Sir Lord Quentin Trembley III, Esquire.
E. Pluribus Trembley
