If Churchill had actually said that, he would have said, "trousers." smile (Although his mother was American, mind you)

I don't think the fact that Paul knew who the aedile was is an indication that what he was writing on non-aedile-related issues was the truth smile. Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson correctly identify numerous people in government positions.

To be clear, I'm not saying that he wasn't writing the truth, just that this is not a particularly strong piece of evidence regarding anything more than that the bible (or at least the parts you cite) was indeed written by real people in a real historical context and not just made up out of thin air. I don't think it says a lot either way about the truth of the theological message. The Koran also references plenty of real historical people, places and events.