61 Unbelievable Historical Facts That Will Leave You Speechless!
Prepare to embark on a journey through the uncharted territories of history, where the past reveals its most astonishing secrets. These are not your ordinary historical tidbits; they are the hidden gems, the untold tales, and the jaw-dropping anecdotes that will challenge everything you thought, you knew about the past.
Get ready to be amazed, maybe even a little bit bewildered by Cleopatra’s shocking marriages, a tale of man surviving being stabbed, poisoned, and shot, US poisoning the Alcohol. This journey will forever change the way you perceive the world.
As a wise man once said

“Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.“
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1.
Cleopatra: The Enigmatic Queen Who Married Her Brothers.

Cleopatra, the famed queen of Egypt, is known for her intriguing and often eccentric life. Her legacy includes tales of bathing in milk, being delivered rolled up in carpets, and even employing a snake to end her own life. However, what’s not widely known is that she followed a customary practice of her time by marrying both of her brothers.
In a twist of fate, both of her brothers met tragic ends. One of them drowned, weighed down by his golden armor, while the other likely fell victim to poisoning, possibly at Cleopatra’s behest.
Interestingly, a 1963 movie based on Cleopatra’s life stands out as one of the most expensive films ever made. It’s a testament to the enduring fascination with this enigmatic queen.
And as an intriguing side note, Cleopatra’s milk baths weren’t just a vanity indulgence. In fact, they served as a successful remedy of the time, believed to encourage the removal of parasites from the body. A shoutout to Sharon Visser for bringing this fascinating historical detail to our attention in the comments.
2.
The Great Wall of China is Sadly Called the Longest Cemetery in the World

The Great Wall of China is a graveyard with lakhs of men buried inside it. It is estimated that more than 400,000 workers died; some are said to be buried in the long wall. That gives the dreadful saying of the ‘longest cemetery’. You can check The Great Wall of China: The Ultimate Space Illusion? to learn more surprising things about it.
3.
Rasputin survived being stabbed, poisoned, and shot.

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man. He was stabbed in the stomach, shot in the chest, Poisoned beat, and finally murdered on December 16th, 1916. When the shooting failed to kill Rasputin, so they beat him, tied up his body, and threw it into the freezing waters of the Neva River. Pretty hard to kill huh!!
4.
Compassion and Love of the Woman for her Father

This painting of a young woman with her child breastfeeding an older man in a prison cell was sold for 30 million euros. It may look perverse, but the story behind it is indescribable.
The poor man was sentenced to “death by starvation” for stealing a loaf of bread during the reign of Louis XIV in France. The woman was his only daughter and the only visitor to his cell. She was allowed to visit him daily but was not allowed to take food in.
Even after 4 months, the man was still alive, with almost no weight loss, nothing. The authorities now started spying on her in the cell and to their utter astonishment found her breastfeeding her father to the fullest sharing her baby’s milk. The judges realizing the compassion and love of the woman for her father, let off her father and set him free.
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5.
Give Us Our Eleven Days!! Britisher

Britain skipped 11 days of September 1752, when Britain changed over from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar(today’s international calendar), bringing it into line with most of Europe.
Before 1752, Britain and its colonies followed the Julian calendar, implemented by Julius Caesar in 46 B.C. However, this calendar had a small error of 1 day every 128 years, due to a miscalculation of the solar year by 11 minutes and over millennia it turned out to be 11 days. It isn’t bad though. A day in 128 years, that’s a pretty accurate calculation of that time.
It was caused due to leap years. We add a day every 4 years because the earth takes 365 days, 5 hours, 59 minutes, and 16 sec to revolve around the sun. So, to maintain these 6 hours we have a Feb 29 every 4 Years.
If you noticed, we are adding 44 extra seconds to our calendar and that is what caused the addition of a day every 128 years which had to be removed and that’s why we skip 3 leap years every 400 years.
6.
The Picnic Battle of the American Civil War!

The First American civil war, the Battle of Bull Run (also known as the Battle of First Manassas) was called “The Picnic Battle” because many wealthy elites and Washington’s civilians, including congressmen and their families, went on picnics on the sidelines and watched the battle.
7.
The shortest war being fought lasted for only 38 minutes.

The Anglo-Zanzibar War was fought between Zanzibar Sultanate and Great Britain on 27 August 1896. The military conflict lasted between 38 to 45 minutes, marking it as the shortest recorded war ever fought.
8.
Christopher Columbus didn’t discover America.

Columbus explored the Central and South American coasts but he never reached North America Native Americans. It is believed Leif Eriksson, a Viking made to North America Nearly 500 years before the birth of Christopher Columbus.
9.
The work of an incompetent jazz-hating Time Traveler.
At the age of 2, he fell out of the window of a two-story building and fractured his skull.
When he was 6 years old, he accidentally drank Boric acid( H3BO3). Boric acid is a colourless crystal that dissolves in water and is a natural pesticide.
As soon he became 9, he decided to fall off a cliff and broke his leg.
When he was 11 years old, he contracted measles and was in a coma for 9 days.
When he was 14 years old, he broke his arm and got caught in a carriage door.
When he was 19 years old, a brick fell right on his head.
When he was 23 years old, he almost killed himself by drinking tainted wine.
And at 29, Adolph Sax invented the saxophone.


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10.
The oldest known book in the world is Rig Veda.

The Rigveda is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns and is considered to be the oldest continual sacred writing. It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts known as the Vedas and is also the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text.
It is the OLDEST scripture containing a collection of 1,028 poems of the World following its other 3 Vedas and Upanishads. It dates back to about 1900-1500 BCE.
11.
The most successful pirate in history was a Chinese Lady.

She is Ching Shih, A Chinese woman and the most successful pirate of all time. During the Peak of her power, She commanded over 1,800 pirate ships and an estimated 80,000 men. She is also famous as The Pirate Queen. Who thought the most successful pirate was a Lady. She is the only Pirate I know about, except our captain Jack Sparrow.
12.
Every one man out of two hundred is considered a direct descendant of Ghengis khan.

The first Mongol Emperor, the Genghis Khan, slept with so many women that in present-day every one man out of two hundred is considered a direct descendant of Ghengis khan. The study was published in the journal “European Journal of Human Genetics”.
13.
“Fox Tossing” was once a popular sport.

Fox Tossing was a competitive blood sport that gained popularity in many parts of Europe especially Germany in the 17th and 18th centuries. It involved throwing live foxes and other animals high into the air.
14.
Napoleon Bonaparte known as The Little Corporal wasn’t short

According to wiki Napoleon Bonaparte who led many successful battles during the French revolution and gained popularity as Little Corporal was 1.68 meters long which is equivalent to 5 foot 6 inches which is indeed the average height of men.
15.
Albert Einstein Didn’t Fail Math.

Most people believe that Einstein failed in maths during his school days, but the records show that he was an extraordinary student (with good marks in Math and physics).
A few of his grade sheets are still available across the internet, which represents he might be weak in the non-scientific subjects but good at math (I couldn’t verify the available grade sheets and the source, so I haven’t attached them).
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16.
During World War I, the French built a “fake Paris”.

During the First word War, France decided to build a replica Paris outside the city 15 miles north of Paris to fool German bombers.
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17.
Turkeys were once worshipped as Gods.

During 300 BC Mayan culture was at its height and it was their tradition to worship Turkeys and it was part of most sacred rituals.
18.
The owners of the Titanic insist that They said it was an unsinkable ship.

It was never said that the Titanic was an unsinkable ship as per the ship oners. They claim that the ‘unsinkable’ myth was the result of people’s interpretations which grew after the disaster.
19.
Thomas Edison Didn’t Invent the Light Bulb.

There were already different versions of light bulbs when Thomas Edison started working on Bulbs but they were somewhat different forms. More than 20 scientists had already worked on the light bulb before Edison with their own patents.
20.
Roman Emperor Caligula made one of his favourite horses a senator.

According to the ancient historian Suetonius, the Roman emperor known as Caligula loved one of his horses, Incitatus, so much that he made him a senator.
21.
The University of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire.

The Aztec Empire was established in 1428 whereas the University of Oxford was established as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
22.
Women Were Once Banned from Smoking in Public.

In 1908, a so-called law known as the ‘Sullivan Ordinance‘ was passed in New York City and it was declared that it will be illegal for a woman to smoke in public places. The rule only lasted for two weeks.
23.
Abraham Lincoln was a champion wrestler.

Abraham Lincoln was a skilled wrestler who lost only a single match throughout his carrier of approximately 300 matches. He is enshrined in the Wrestling Hall of Fame.
24.
The First Ever “Selfie”: One Among the Top Historical Image

The above image is officially the world first ever taken selfy. He literally stood in one position for nearly 10-15 minutes to take this image. His name was Robert Cornelius. It was taken in 1839. Now it takes barely a millisecond to capture a selify. Evolution
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25.
Foot Binding was considered to be attractive in ancient China

Chinese women used to bind their feet to about 10 centimetres in size to display social status and were considered beautiful. Mostly rich Chinese girls were used to following such tradition.
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26.
The Greatest Gathering of Knowledge Ever – The iconic Photo

This iconic photograph was taken at the Fifth Solvay Conference in October 1927. All the greatest scientists of the 20th century together in one picture- isn’t that amazing.
27.
It is believed Ancient Greece was the starting point of democracy

The term ‘Democracy‘ itself is a Greek word. The first Democracy was established in 508-507 BC by Athenians. Athenians were led by Cleisthenes therefore he is referred to as “the father of Athenian democracy.”
28.
Paper was initially used for packing and protection rather than writing

Paper was invented during the 2nd century BC by the Chinese and they used it for packaging, protection, and even as toilet paper. Later on, people started to use it for writing purposes.
29.
The Roman Empire lasted for more than 1,000 years.

The Roman Empire was founded by Augustus Caesar in 31 BC and lasted till 476 AD marking the longest empire that lasted for more than 14 centuries. “ We have been getting a lot of comments wondering how 31 BC and 476 AD sums up to 1400 years. After the fall of the Roman Empire in 476AD, the Eastern Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire lasted until around 1453 A.D. “
30.
Hundreds of millions of people across Europe and Asia died due to the Black Death.

The Black Death, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis was the deadliest disease ever recorded by mankind. The Black Death resulted in the deaths of up to 75–200 million people in Eurasia and North Africa, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351.
31.
A war lasted 335 years with Zero causalities and no deaths.

The war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly ( rather an alleged state of war ) was fought for 335 years due to a lack of a peace treaty. The hypothetical war finally came to end with peace declared in 1986.
32.
The longest war fought continued for 781 years.

The Iberian Religious War The conflict, known as the “Reconquista,” was fought between the Catholic Spanish Empire and the Moors living in present-day Morocco and Algeria from 711 to 1492.
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33.
Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived both the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and then later Nagasaki.

Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a Japanese marine engineer who luckily did survive both atomic bombings.
He was leaving Hiroshima when the first bombing was made and got few injuries. He came to Nagasaki and limped to the hospital. When the other bomb hit Nagasaki he was in a meeting giving a description of the Hiroshima bombing. Here is an article by History.com on him.
34.
The well-Known rum brand Captain Morgan was a real Guy.

Yeah, It’s real. The cartooned captain-like person appearing on bottles of popular rum turns out to be based on a real person. His full name was Sir Henry Morgan, and he was born in Wales in 1635 and was in the British Royal Navy while England was at war with Spain.
35.
It was common to attach Bells to coffins.

It had been common to be buried alive in the Victorian era so they came up with the idea to attach bells to coffins. Over a period of time, these safety coffins have saved many peoples buried alive.
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36.
In Victorian England, people used to take pictures of their dead relatives in lifelike positions to keep as Mementos.

This historic tradition is what they used to call Post-mortem photography. Although Various cultures have followed this tradition but were mostly practised in Europe and America.
37.
A jockey won a Race despite being Dead.

Frank Hayes is the only man to ever win a race despite being dead. On June 4, 1923, jockey Frank Hayes suffered a fatal heart attack in the middle of the race at Belmont Park. Hayes somehow remained in the saddle enough to win the race.
38.
In Ancient Rome, urine was used as a Mouthwash.

It was common to use urine as a mouthwash in Ancient Rome due to its good cleansing property. Both Human and Animal urine contains ammonia which acts as a cleansing agent, therefore, is capable of whitening teeth.
39.
Heroin was once a perfectly acceptable medicine. Doctors prescribed it for everything from coughs to headaches.

A century ago, Heroin was widely used against coughs caused by serious and some common diseases such as tuberculosis and pneumonia, but soon doctors discovered side effects.
The patients required more and more doses and soon become dependent on it. Therefore it was declared a drug problem.
40.
Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

In 1939, Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He was recommended by Erik Gottfrid Christian Brandt(A Member of national assemblies who can nominate candidates for the Peace Prize).
It was only three months before he led invaded Poland and started World War II. This wasn’t intended to be taken seriously as this nomination was meant as a joke.
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41.
In Renaissance France, a woman could take her husband to court if he was impotent.

In the 16th century France, divorce was a rarity, reserved only for the well-to-do and possible only in exceptional cases. Back then erectile dysfunction was the only way in order to have a divorce
42.
The Government of the US Poisoned Alcohol during the 19’s.

In 1926 the government of the US decided to poison alcohol When people continued to consume alcohol despite its banning. Statistics show that more than ten thousand people died due to the consumption of such alcohol.
43.
Researchers once turned a living cat completely into a working Telephone.

It was 1922 when Professor Ernest Glen Wever and his research assistant Charles William Bray at Princeton University turned a living but unconscious cat into a working telephone. The purpose of the experiment was to test how sound is perceived by the auditory nerve.
44.
Albert Einstein was offered the Presidency of Israel.

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 but he rejected it saying he lacked “the natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with people“
45.
One thing that makes a Scientist Great.

Even Nobel Prize is less for Him. What do you think? Only a few risk their lives to save others. These people deserve fame and all that. This was the most shocking historical fact (in the science community) for me and I am proud that I am sharing this.
46.
Before dentures were invented, The teeth of the dead were used as dentures.

In the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, the teeth of dead soldiers were pulled out and sold to dentists where they boil them, cut off their roots, mix with gold and shape them into dentures.
47.
Alexander the Great was Buried Alive.

Well, there is absolutely no archaeological evidence to prove that Alexendra the great existed. Still, let’s continue.
Alexander the great suffered a rare disease that left him paralyzed for six days. His muscles were so paralyzed that the doctors couldn’t figure breathing and announced him dead. So there is a very strong possibility of him being buried alive, accidentally.
48.
There were female Gladiators.

Rare, of course. But it’s true there used to be female Gladiators in Ancient Rome and they were Known as gladiatrices (gladiatrix). I wish someday, maybe we will get to know more about them, perhaps in a movie.
49.
Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets.

It was the outcome of people’s imagination and the result of some fascinating historical transposition rather than a true fact.
There is no archaeological evidence that proves Vikings wore horned helmets. The helmets were used in order to protect the head from impact during the battle, but having a pair of horns doesn’t make sense in any way. Horned helmets, rather decrease the strength of helmets.
50.
Jewish slaves didn’t build the Pyramids.

The newly discovered tombs of people who worked on the Great Pyramids of Giza evidence that the pyramids were built by workers, not slaves. As it’s less likely for slaves to get buried in a proper and respectable way.
#Bonus Stuff
51.
This Man Is Great!

The Maharaja of Jamnagar took in and agreed to look after more than 1000 orphaned polish, Jews and Catholics. I think that is the greatest thing a king could do in times of crisis and people fighting in the name of religion.
#Here are a few more
- The Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed a large portion of the city and led to the creation of the London Building Act, which required all buildings in the city to be made of brick or stone.
- The first successful powered flight, made by the Wright brothers in 1903, only lasted for 12 seconds and covered a distance of 120 feet.
- The ancient Egyptians believed in an afterlife and mummified their deceased to preserve their bodies for the journey to the next world.
- The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 was signed by Spain and Portugal in order to divide the New World into two regions of exploration, with Spain receiving all lands west of a certain meridian and Portugal receiving all lands east of it.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was the tallest structure in the world for over 3,800 years.
- The Salem witch trials, which took place in Massachusetts in 1692, resulted in the execution of 20 people accused of practicing witchcraft.
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Quotes Worth Your Time!
Buddha was once asked – What is the difference between ” I like you” and “I love you“? His answer was so beautiful and satisfying.

“When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily!”
— Gautama Buddha Click to Tweet this Quote
Great leaders inspire action through the example they set in their own lives. Renowned for their legacy and lifetime achievements across politics, charity, culture, and science, these are the people The world will always look up to read more.

“The very ink with which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.”
— Mark Twain, American writer Click to Tweet this Quote
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It’s Missing, for Now, Suggest Us!
I left it empty so that we could gauge your interest in history. Share some intriguing historical facts, and we will incorporate the most amazing ones here. Leave your comments at the end. Let’s see who emerges as the winner!“
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Leave me a comment (Your thoughts or whatever), please, but not “how the hell 500 years add up to 14 centuries”, There have been a lot of discussions on that; check comments!!! , And most importantly, leave me your thoughts.
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Impressed with some of the surprising events of the past.
For the Roman Empire to have lasted for about 14 centuries. it would seem incredible but there must be something that keeps them going for so long. Present Italy however is not in good shape – and they need to rise again and not just in football
About 75-200 million deaths savaged the world during the “Black Death” Oh! how they coped – We can learn some lessons not just technical stuff but things like faith, patience, perseverance etc
Love some of the other details like urine was consumed in Ancient Rome – thought this was happening only in India. This seems like a validation and if could be proven safe with modern technology it could be used to help shortage of water .
Thanks
Yes, There are a lot of things we could learn from the past which will definitely help this generation to grow further. I think you should also check These Interesting Facts about Gautama Buddha
urine is sterile when created under norman conditions.
Correction: urine that is collected via a sterile urinary catheter using sterile technique is considered sterile. Once urine touches the body parts during urination, it is no longer sterile.
oh! Thanks for the addition. I think that’s some advanced stuff.
But urine while coming out of body, no track of it is exposed to out side atmosphere, where it can get contaminated, then how come urine is not sterile? How about sperm, which is collected for medical test is as live and even counted as it’s directly ejaculated into womb! Where does logic fail?-MRRAO.
What you described is a clean catch, not contaminated by outside sources. Urine itself is not sterile. It can contain bacteria. It is one of the body’s waste products.
But the gal bladder is also a body part,plus the urethra ,I guess the word body part ruins the whole thing ukw!
Urine is sterile when it is pissed by a pure fruitarian. Go ahead and drink it.
Nineteenth Century historian John Fiske observed that the continuous authority that constituted the essence of the Roman Empire, extended to any country in the chain of authority that named its ruler “Caesar” or “Czar.” In that line of thinking, the last vestiges of the Roman Empire didn’t end until the murder of Czar Nicholas and his family in 1919, as part of the Russian Revolution.
Actually, Bulgaria’s ruler was also referred to as the Tsar/Czar, so if you wish to take said suggestion even further to Simeon II in 1946.
for the author of this article very strange sense of humour if he considers that to outlive two nuclear bombardments is funny. Did not he want will have fun so with the children?
I am really sorry for hurting you, I didn’t mean it that way:)
Why did you write this… Tomorrow?
I wonder if my math is a bit wonky. Rome lasted over 14 centuries? From 31 B.C. to 476 A.D.? So a ‘century’ is about 36 years, 2 months and 20 days long?
Haha but the Roman Empire started before 31BC and lasted even after 476 A.D., They are just officially recorded dates not the exacts
There was a Roman Republic before the Empire which started in about 27 B.C. The Roman Empire did end in 476 A.D., though the Eastern Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire lasted until around 1453 A.D. If you combine the two, you do get about 1400 years.
my computer screen even says — somewhere — 14000 years. you would do well to use a native american-english-speaking editorial assistant-proofreader.
And you would do well to correct your misspelled username from “no bius” to “no bias.”
With all due respect, your English grammar and choice of vocabulary needs a lot of work. Keep practising and accept criticism.
You don’t know did not mean it to say exactly what he wrote! What are you, some kind of magical superhuman clairvoyant mind reader!?! He most likely did not misspell a damn thing and wanted it to be exactly as he wrote it! Tell us all WonderOracle Diviner-Soothsayer, oh do tell us all what I did and thought about from 8:15 pm to 11:07 pm on the 22nd of August 2021? Surely YOU MUST KNOW!
Why do you invite people to comment when you can’t accept criticism? Childish
I imagine that your assessment is correct, as “no bius” did not reply to your comment after almost two years. However, when I first saw that, I assumed that it was intentional, as many people have unusual usernames. I saw it as meaning the equivalent of “no by-us,” which has its own suggested intent, as in “not by us,” in the sense of being objective. That would have been clever.
If as some historians do, include THE REPUBLIC AND THE eastern BYZANTINE EMPIRE as merely a continuation IN EITHER DIRECTION, THEN THE ROMAN EMPIRE LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY, (NOW REMEMBER THE EMPIRE was split into 2 halves) the western empire collapsed in the wake of the tribal disturbances, you could argue that the ROMAN empire last for 1700 years….
I agree with Don. The math and dates given here do not work out, even for a gross estimate.
Obviously, he meant to include the Eastern Roman Empire, which survived until 1453 (not to mention the Roman Kingdom/Republic, which had its mythical origin in 753BC).
Thanks for adding up. That’s what I was trying to point too:)
Roman Empire finally fell in 1453 AD, not 476.
Century in Latin it’s root means 100. Centurions were Roman Army officers in charge of 100 men.
Caligula never made Incitatus a senator; he merely threatened to make his horse a consul (which is different than a senator) to illustrate his perceived ineptitude toward the Senate.
And I’m sorry, while it’s a good list there are a lot of spelling and grammatical errors in it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Yes, agree on all the errors of various sorts. This badly needed proof reading by someone knowledgeable, such as ourselves.
Especially the sheets in the Albert Einstein bit.
By “poopular” request! ????????????????
I agree. There are lots of spelling and grammatical errors.
Completely agree. Lots of examples of non-sense.
This list probably breaks the record for combining illiteracy and errors with fascinating/compelling if true, facts
Maurice Brasher
It may be possible but it is hardly proven. See https://www.history.com/news/did-caligula-really-make-his-horse-a-consul
otoh, “Caligula loved one of his horses, Incitatus, so much that he gave the steed a marble stall, an ivory manger, a jeweled collar and even a house.”
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And how do we know that any of this is true?
There are official wiki pages and historical evidence available through the internet. You can check them for verification.
Especially the sheets in the Albert Einstein bit.
Yes many other invented lightbulbs, but Edison’s was the first one to really work
I agree brother
Edison was credited with” inventing” many things, but he just took credit for most of the new inventions since he was the owner of Edison Lab , which employed some very talented people.
It seems that he took credit of many things rather then just light bulb.
A little like the politicians of today
And like many of Edison (supposed) inventions Edison was founder and head of The Edison Labitory, which employed hundreds of researchers that were the actual inventors. Edison calmed all of the inventions because he owned the intellectual property rights to everything produced by his lab.
Everyone knows it, and yet Canada’s Patent #3738 quietly, stubbornly disagrees. It was filed in 1874 by Toronto’s Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward, for the invention of an electric light.
( from CBC.ca website)
Thank you very much… but the Roman Empire is generally considered to have lasted from 27 BC to 476 AD. Which gives it a lifetime of 503 years. Even if you used the year 31 BC it still lasted 507 years but not over 1000 years as you state in this article.
If you on the other hand choose to consider the fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD as the end of the Roman Empire you can safely say it lasted almost a millennium and a half.
Um, yes the fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD is what marked the end of the Roman Empire
The best way to learn is by our mistakes. We can improve today by studying yesterday.
Have you guys ever heard of a proofreader?
You should try it some time.
Are you familiar with the word “RUDE”?
Lots of things up for debate, I think especially the post about the greatest gathering of intelligence. I shall resume this topic at a later date. With notes and what not, but I think it’s pretty clear that the greatest gathering of intelligence lacks diversity justifiably. Asian countries are not represented whatsoever. Unless an argument is made that asian countries were not as intelligent as their counterparts, that is provable, then I think the post is just silly.
If the Asians are missing then it doesn’t mean it couldn’t be greatest gathering. I believe Asian countries are equally intelligence but what makes this gathering greatest among all is the presence of highest number of greatest scientist of the century. The gathering would have been much more beautiful if more scientist would have been there but still such high level of gathering has never been repeated in history and that’s what it makes greatest.
I would refer to it as “The greatest gathering of knowledge” as knowledge does not mean intelligence, I have known many people with great knowledge but no intelligence & I have known people with no academic qualifications but very intelligent on a practical level.
Um, You have made a good point. Thanks for suggestion, I will Update article soon.
You can say the Roman Republic/Empire lasted nearly 2000 years! The Roman Republic began in 500 BC after overthrowing an Etruscan Kingdom. Unfortunately, the assassination in 44 BC of Julius Caesar, an autocratic Roman general and counsel who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire under the leadership of Augustus, the first emperor.
what have the Romans ever done for us?
mostly they make us argue about how long their Empire lasted ……… but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a fresh water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
They brought peace.
And all that they copy cat from the Greeks
The Romans, gave us Romance.
Most European roads today were built by the Romans, the aqua-viaducts still in use today, supply the towns waters along the way, Named London as Londinium, built the Colosseum with a cement mixture that can’t be replicated today, as cities fall around the World, due to earthquakes, the Colosseum is still standing today
You can say the Roman Republic/Empire lasted nearly 2000 years! The Roman Republic began in 500 BC after overthrowing an Etruscan Kingdom. Unfortunately, the assassination in 44 BC of Julius Caesar, an autocratic Roman general and counsel who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire under the leadership of Augustus, the first emperor.
Yes we can, If we sum up everything
I’m going to use my time machine, again, to prove almost all of you wrong …..
Hope you will be able to catch Nobel Prize 🙂
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Glad to know that Adolph Hitler’s nomination was meant as a joke! Hopefully the one for Donald Trump was also meant as a joke
Of course, it was a joke but still hard to believe at first sight
Al of these articles were great fun to read! Thank you!
Mark Lin’s comment is interesting and I have two thoughts on the subject:
First, JFK, hosting a hundred or so Nobel Prize Winners at the White House in the early 1960’s, told his guests that they represented the greatest assembly of genius since Thomas Jefferson once dined there alone.
Second– The photo in 1927 only claims to be a collection of the greatest scientists of that period or century. And it lacked “Diversity” because most of the world’s people were living in oppressed nations and never had a chance to explore new ideas. In the early 20th C and throughout the 19th C, almost all scientific advances in the world were made by Americans and Western Europeans because only they were free to think and act constructively. In the 20th C as more people around the world gained a degree of freedom they joined the scientific advance–think of Japan. S. Korea, Singapore, Israel. And the greatest collection of scientists may have been in ancient Greece when Aristotle, Archimedes, Socrates, and Pythagorus were charting new knowledge for mankind. Diversity is over-rated. And there are few racial inequalities in intelligence. Talent and knowledge is key in science! All races are roughly equal but they need an accumulated body of know-how and the freedom the learn it and use it.
Also, governments have to allow for genius to be freely developed. One of the “facts” tells us that under Prohibition, “In 1926 the government of the US decided to poison alcohol When people continued to consume alcohol despite its banning. Stat’s show that more than ten thousand peoples died due to the consumption of such alcohol.”
That fact underscores the need for freedom–without oppressive government mandates. In America today, the government is returning to such mandates–as if the elites in Washington are wise enough to impose such ludicrous rules on our people, We should be laying down the rules for our elites–not the other way around!
Thank you for the wonderful knowledge you mentioned above. Do you have some reference of that? Please refer a good historical book.
Best regards
Sorry, I can not suggest any book, but you can join groups and society related to History
Like black people say, they are the real Hebrew Israelites or Jews and it is likely they were used to build the pyramids.
If blacks are the real Jews , then God is returning the wrong people to Israel .
Benjamin Ben Levi was white and cheif of the Levits. Leviticus in the Christian Bible.
Viking helmets with horns were found as votive offering. That means they were used in ceremonies to honor their gods.
cite a source for this please?
great fun reading these 41 facts.
You would do well to enlist the help of an american-english-speaking proofreader/editorial assistant.
[hundreds of small errors]
regards — Mo
It’s amazing that Roman Empire, headquartered in such a small country, ruled the world for such a long period of time.
It’s interesting to learn that the most successful pirate was a Chinese female (Ching Shih), commanding 1,800 ships and a crew of 80,000 people. Thanks
Thanks! I hope it was worth your time…
labitory??
Adolf Hitler was NOT nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
He was recommended by Erik Gottfrid Christian Brandt(A Member of national assemblies who can nominate candidates for the Peace Prize), who argued later that it was sarcasm, but still underwent total condemnation.
It would have been good for someone to proofread this material before publishing it. Having so many spelling mistakes and grammatical errors makes it look a bit amateurish!
Did you understand what the author was saying? Who cares about grammar if you understood it?
normal people.
I do! As a Wordsmith I am often offended and always distracted by poor spelling and either poor or lacking grammar.
yes
Well it sure really is amazing!!
Captain Morgan actually died from cirrhosis of the liver.
An interesting and amusing read and good pointers for further research.
If you want to talk about science, stick to science. “Typical Chinese cold-bloodedness”?
You’re an effing racist!
Did you know that “Killer Whales (Orca) are not Whales ? They share DNA with a Dolphin. They travel in “PODS” like Dolphins do. That is why they are ‘trainable” at places like SEA WORLD
Referring to to the Democracy story. I think you’ll find that the word democracy is actually two words put together. Demos and Kratos which roughly translates as Power of the People.
Just being picky.
Enjoy your article on history.
Thanks mate!
Thank you for taking the time… thoroughly enjoyed reading it
Hitler had only one picture (of another person) on his desk in his desk. Do you know whom the picture was of?
Answer: Mr. Henry Ford (The Original)
There are claims that Ford kept a picture of Adolf as well however this as not confirmed (as far as I am aware).
The Titanic was actually claimed to be “Practically” unsinkable in Jane’s book of ships.
In the soviet union a man survived for 6 months drowned in a frozen lake when the ice broke while fishing … in the 1970 s
Another man survived a bullet to his heart …
Very good reading! Interresting! All the articles! But a little more elaboration would be more appreciated, instead of the condensed version.
This, I believe, is the shortest war, at 21 minutes. “ On a chilly April afternoon in 1836, this strip of coastal prairie rang with the boom of cannon, crack of musket fire and shouts of “Remember the Alamo!” and “Remember Goliad!” Despite being outnumbered, General Sam Houston’s army of settlers, Tejanos and foreign volunteers decisively defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna’s forces and won Texas’s independence.
About how it wasn’t us Jews that built the Egyptian pyramids (although true), at that time, there were no Jews. Jews (members of the tribe of Judah, or later, residents of Judea) were first mentioned in the book of Esther, and many Israelites were not even from the tribe of Judah. Moses (peace and blessings upon Him) was a Levite.
What an Awakening! This reading give me feelings of excitement happiness fear sadness hopeful & laughable but what really got my attention and the strongest feelings I had was Barry Marshall and his drinking of the pylori leaving me astonished.
That others made it to America before Columbus is anecdotal – in fact, there were many millions of human beings in America when the vikings got there: it was some of those people who kicked the vikings out.
What matters is that it was only after Columbus that a permanent communication and exchange of goods and ideas between the Old World and the New World was established.
I love these facts! These facts are really true
I totally enjoyed your whole collection of interesting facts .I love All things Egyptian & was unaware that Cleopatra married both of her brothers. Mr Khan was quite the man to have as many descendants as you listed . There really are so many things that can positively be saidThank you it was informative & tremenously enjoyable.
I am pleased that you decided to leave a comment appreciating the work.
Thanks, Have a great day!
If one studies all the great cultures of the world two facts seem to stay true… Average length 250 years. At their downfall sexual decay dominated the culture. America? We’re there…
Learning and knowing together is always GOLDEN
These were extremely enlightening and profoundly impactful slivers of historical info
Cleopatra bathed in milk to encourage parasites out of her body. It was a successful remedy of it time.
Thanks mate I will include it in the post !
Thank you very much for this very captivating piece. I hope I have a story to suggest for except that I once read about a very distant star to which an ancient Peruvian tribe held a festival each time the star would presumably be in its orbit despite the fact that no one can see it. But I forgot the name of the star as well as the name of the tribe.
Hey, Thanks for suggest.
I will check on that and will try to add.
Where did the Australian aborigines come from to Australia
Thank you for your research, fascinating! I enjoyed the piece, and in fact, shared #26 on my FB page…with the title and credit to you of course!
Don’t know, half truths spotted here (you know we can fact check easy these days right ?), seems bit sensationalistic. About for instance the alcohol poisoning, maybe not leave out only the alcohol not meant for consumption but for industrial purposes or cleaning, that sort of thing where poisoned, and in a way it was known to the public it was not drinkable. Since it was used by bootleggers and others to circumvent the prohibition of it. Yet a lot still could not resist and indeed died. Still bad thing of course, but less so than is made to believe here. So doubting other ones mentioned here as well, that’s what you get from that. Especially A. Lincolns picture, that for real ?
I would be much more inclined to share if this shit was edited by someone (a second grader, even). Having to reread once, twice, or sometimes thrice to figure out what we think you meant is a frustrating waste of time.
I found this article to be a very interesting read. I was a little disappointed at people picking apart your article due to grammar etc. I appreciate the time and effort you have put into this article and wish you the best. Thank you ????
Absolutely love this history page. Thank you for putting it together.
I love history.Sadly some modern day schools are not teaching History lessons to their pupils as there views by certain quarters that learning History serves no purpose.How wrong they were.Without history,mankind does’t exist.Our very own life is a history by itself.History tells us how the world was moulded and taught us to live in a better world.So,hats off to all those historical buffs…
Christopher Columbus used to capture 8 and 9 year old girls for his officers pleasure. It was known to be said that that particular age group was highly sought after.
That is the sickest, most disgusting piece of fact about a man that was once considered the man that “discovered America”…. what a crock our leaders wanted us to believe…. saddest part of it all? The new information is written by the man himself! In one of his journals. Wow.
Hey the Great Wall of China was never the biggest and largest war on earth the wall of Benin,Nigeria was the largest wall in the world which was destroyed and pull down by the British colony ????
I enjoyed reading it’s short and its entertaining and hopefully informative too, i can’t really say that it’s accurately true but, i hope it is. It’s like walking through time and the travel was worth it. Thank you for compiling and sharing these pieces of historical information.
I found your facts to be entertaining & very enlightening. Thanks I will be looking into your other I’m sure compelling facts
You are doing great, thanks for sharing, posting and entire contribution.
Keep up the good work.
I found this article interesting. Although grammatical accuracy saves lives, as seen in the example below, I thought the article was informative, without getting too detailed or technical; and fun! Good job!
Example:
• Let’s eat, Grandpa!
• Let’s eat Grandpa!
A VERY WELL BRIEF HISTORY, I REALLY LIKE IT. Especially the history of ghenzin khan
It fascinating indeed ,war for 335 years without casualties and no death record it should be named RESURRECTED WAR
I like what you present here. Most of the information you provide is new to me, and I learned a lot from you. The effort you make is appreciated and you are the heroes of knowledge.
My thought is that the content is interesting but your inability to proofread your work makes you look like amateur hour.
Fascinating! Thank you so much this is like the gift of an exciting launching pad I am so interested in and inspired to learn about these topics now! Totally cured my apathy, thank you!!!
Thank you for putting in the time to create this list! I found it to be a cool reading!
I found myself laughing to some of them, but frankly I found them fascinating
Thank You for sharing such awesome information!
that was enjoyable though I already knew of all you wrote about I’m a fan of history, though not often told in it’s real occurrences it’s understandable why so many today don’t know the true history of our existence, as quoted many times incorrectly,”history is written by the victor’s, honest Cleopatra was not all that beautiful a woman you know!
Well I don’t know about you but my ancestors were unable to live together in peace and prosperity so they became the Masters of Murder and war and developed the ability to kill each other by the billions, .. true story.
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The highest potential of my long dead and perverted ancestors is the world we have today. A world of Eternal War filled with millions of starving children, uncountable homeless and destitute, where horrendous environmental disasters happen every minute of every day all for profit and their descendants are obviously too ignorant themselves to even be ashamed.
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My ancestors were the poor perverted people of the win/lose whose highest potential is Hell On earth.
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My ancestors sold me out for a privately owned “for profit” fiat currency sold to suckers “at interest” as their economy.
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My ancestors allowed some unknown and non-involved third party to screw them all their pitiless lives for the lies of this entities eternal and entitled profit. Not only screw them, but screw their descendants forever.
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My ancestors suffered a severe form of Self Inflicted Retardation called the win/lose mentality and then perverted their own children with it as civilised, sane, wise, and honorable.
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You can’t fix that kind of hardcore Self Inflicted Retardation and it’s a sin how that kind of S.I.R. fixes itself, … the poor children.
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Good luck
Central America and the Caribbean islands are in the same continental shelf as the lands north: Mexico, USA and Canada; thus, Columbus did discover North America.
A fun extra for the skipping of the days, every 400 years we skip the leap year, which would mean we should have skip it , but every 1000 years we don’t skip it to catch back up
I don’t know why I feel compelled to say that I enjoyed your article, bad grammar and all. I’m just completely taken back by all of the people bitching about grammar. It may be a fact that not everybody is perfect, and you can be extremely intelligent and knowledgeable in many things, and still not perfect in all. I appreciate the time you put in the article and an even if a few things might’ve been wrong, it was interesting and I learned a few things that I didn’t know, so thank you. gRamer nAtziS should read articles about grammar..
Very enjoyable. Enligthning and educational plus. Waiting for more.
32. … Reconquista was just the Name given by some catholics to a period which included several Wars, but also decades of tolerance and co-living in Iberia between Jewish people, Muslim Taifas (kingdoms) and Catholics Kingdoms.
MOORS fighting were spanish, and most of them just adopted catholicism once the latter shown superior Military power.
While catholic kingdoms advanced southward, Muslim Taifas were being fragmented. From initial Califato de Córdoba (stablished circa 711), which ruled from Gibraltar to France and translated every single book from ancient greek and latin to prevent their extintion; until last Muslim Kingdom of Granada was surrended to the Spanish Kingdom in 1492 (only then Spain was united as a single Kingdom), manda Things happened.
I encourage you to read and dig deeper.
I read that Portuguese urine was the best urine to use to whiting your teeth. And it was in high demand.
Your grammar sucks! Your first sentence is totally moronic. It reads: ‘I left it empty so that we could know how much care about history’, is nonsensical & sophomoric! It should read, I left it empty, so that we could know how much you care about history. The second sentence reads: Share some of your facts and we will place that here if it’s amazing. It should read: Share some of you facts and we will place it here, if it’s amazing.
Want a great website or blog, go take an english class!
would request you to send such articles – these are fascinating and captivating, and worth knowing.
my email id is [email protected].
very interesting indeed.
loved it !
Less a comment, more a request. I have googled extensively and asked countless people, in vain. Who quoted Bismarck on politics as “the art of the possible” and added, “and the artfulness of the impossible”? Prime suspect is Oscar Wilde, but no. Yours with hope, Johannes Plesner
so many irregularities
Facts from the Past are the foundation for our future. Superb job. Thanks.
was really nice