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Feb 3, 2023 · 125 Fun History Facts. 1. During World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal. She extinguished an incendiary bomb by peeing on it! 2. Alexander the Great was...
Sep 29, 2022 · From the mummy-unwrapping parties of the Victorian era to the whiskey vending machines of the 1960s, discover some of the most bizarre facts from history. These strange-but-true stories will change the way you view the past.
Oct 6, 2023 · 1. Dictators together. In 1913 Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky, Tito all lived in Vienna for a couple of months. 2. Colonial background. The first British officer killed in World War One was an Englishman, born in India, in a Scottish regiment, commanding Senegalese troops in Togoland. 3. Record breaking vaccine.
Aug 12, 2021 · From the American Revolution to World War II, these fun historical facts explore the most interesting corners of humanity's past.
Oct 23, 2017 · From Rome's horse senator to the gruesome Buddhist practice of self-mummification, these interesting history facts are too bizarre to be anything but true.
Dec 13, 2018 · Yes, it's important to know your history—not just the big names and key dates, but the little details that help us better understand a historic figure or era in which they lived. Maybe it's a surprising fact that makes you rethink conventional wisdom.
Dec 6, 2023 · Well, here we’d like to educate you on some of the lesser-known history facts that they don’t teach you at school! Prepare to be amused & amazed with this huge round-up of the top 100 craziest history facts you could ever know! Augustus Caesar was the wealthiest man to ever live in history.
Jul 22, 2023 · These 50 weird historical facts illuminate the diversity and richness of our past, demonstrating that history could be more exciting. They remind us that our ancestors, though separated by time and culture, shared our capacity for creativity, absurdity, and occasional downright silliness.
May 16, 2024 · History facts that are nowhere near boring. Discover the mysteries, conspiracies, weird practices, and the firsts of humanity through time.
1. Record breaking vaccine. The record for a vaccine to be developed and licensed was four years. The record holder was the mumps vaccine which was licensed in 1967. Following the UK government approval of the Pfizer vaccine for Covid19 in early December 2020, that record is now just under 11 months.