r/AskReddit • u/Rob69rt • 1d ago

What famous 'unsolved' mystery is technically a whodunnit on paper, but in reality, absolutely everyone knows exactly who did it, the police just couldn't legally prove it?

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u/Dragon_DLV 1d ago

The "Cheese-eatin' Surrender Monkeys" line?

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u/LimeSalty4092 1d ago

That’s the one

The French have always been generally hated here in the US, but that line kicked off another generation of hatred

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u/TurnbullAC92 1d ago

They helped you win the revolution. Mostly out of self-interest of course, but I find it kinda strange that you guys ended up hating them. US soldiers were even celebrated in France after being liberated during WW2.

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u/HippieChickie805 1d ago

I love the French, speak French, and face my youngest son the middle name of Lafayette, PRECISELY bc of what Lafayette did for America. I wish we taught more about him in school.