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- Dictators together. In 1913 Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky, Tito all lived in Vienna for a couple of months.
- 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.
- 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.
- Absent monarch. Richard the Lionheart only spent six months of his ten-year reign in England.
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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. What your teachers never taught you — and probably never even knew.
- John Kuroski
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...
- Turkeys Were Once Worshipped Like Gods. While the turkey is currently America's favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal, in 300 B.C., these big birds were heralded by the Mayan people as vessels of the gods and were honored as such, so much so that they were domesticated to have roles in religious rites.
- Paul Revere Never Actually Shouted, "The British Are Coming!" While everyone knows the story of Revere's famous ride in which he was said to have warned colonial militia of the approaching enemy by yelling "The British are coming!"
- The Olympics Used to Award Medals for Art. From 1912 to 1948, the Olympic Games held competitions in the fine arts. Medals were given for literature, architecture, sculpture, painting, and music.
- One Time, 100 Imposters Claimed to Be Marie Antoinette's Dead Son. After the French Revolution, eight-year-old Louis XVII was imprisoned and then never seen in public ever again.
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.
Dec 7, 2020 · 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.
Jul 22, 2023 · By diving into the 100 historical facts everyone should know, we are given a passport to moments that shaped our world. These facts hold the keys to understanding our shared human experience from ancient civilizations to modern revolutions.
