20+ History Facts That Will Actually Blow Your Mind | Amazing Facts- igshockingfacts
It’s the facts not many people know that makes history truly interesting!
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 20+craziest history facts you could ever know!
1)100 million years ago, the Sahara Desert was inhabited by galloping crocodiles.
Back then, the Sahara Desert was a lush plain full of life – and also full of predators.In 2009, fossil hunters found the remains of crocodiles.
2)Augustus Caesar was the wealthiest man to ever live in history.
Nephew and heir of Julius Caesar, Roman Emperor Augustus had an estimated net worth of $.46 trillion when counting for inflation.Some say that Mansa Musa, king of Timbuktu, was the world’s wealthiest man as his wealth was apparently too great to count.However, Augustus’s staggering wealth could be measured.
3)The world’s most successful pirate in history was a lady.
Named Ching Shih, she was a prostitute in China. This was until the Commander of the Red Flag Fleet bought and married her.But rather than just viewing her as a wife, her husband considered her his equal and she became an active pirate commander in the fleet.
4)During World War I, the French built a “fake Paris”.
Complete with a replica Champs-Elysées and Gard Du Nord, this “fake Paris” was built by the French towards the end of WWI. It was built as a means of throwing off German bomber and fighter pilots flying over French skies.It also even had a fake railway that lit up at certain points to provide the illusion from above of a train moving along the tracks!
5)“Fox Tossing” was once a popular sport.
Popular with Europe’s aristocracy during the 17th and 18th century, fox tossing would involve a person – or a couple – throwing a fox as far and as high as they could!
6)Turkeys were once worshiped as Gods.
The Mayan people believed turkeys were the vessels of the Gods, and honored them with worship.
7)Thomas Edison didn’t invent most of the stuff he patented.
It’s fair to say that Edison was one of the world’s most notorious intellectual property thieves.Of the 1,093 things he smashed a patent on, he stole near enough most of them off real geniuses like Nikola Tesla, Wilhelm Rontgen and Joseph Swan – the latter of whom originally invented the lightbulb
8)Albert Einstein turned down the presidency of Israel.
Einstein wasn’t a citizen of Israel. However he was Jewish. The German-born physicist was offered the post, but turned it down in 1952, saying:
“I am deeply moved by the offer from our State of Israel, and at once saddened and ashamed that I cannot accept it.
9)Pope Gregory IX declared war on cats.
He declared cats to be agents of devil worshippers. Not all cats though, it was black moggies in particular.The Pope declared that they should be exterminated
10)The Leaning Tower of Pisa was never straight.
Known worldwide for its four degrees lean, this freestanding bell tower was constructed in the 12th century.
When construction on the second story started, due to the unstable ground it was built on, the tower started to lean.
11)Iceland has the world’s oldest parliament in history.
Called the Althing, it was established in 930 and has stayed as the acting parliament of Iceland since then.
12)46 BC was 445 days long and is the longest year in human history.
Nicknamed the annus confusionis, or “year of confusion”, this year had two extra leap months inserted by Julius Caesar.
13)Before the 19th century, dentures were made from dead soldiers’ teeth.
Dentistry in 1815 wasn’t exactly as… “intricate” as it is today. In fact, it was downright savage!After the Battle of Waterloo, dentists flocked to the battlefield to scavenge teeth from the tens of thousands of dead soldiers.They then took their bounty to their dental workshops are crafted them into dentures for toothless rich people.
14)In Ancient Rome, urine was used as mouthwash.
This is because urine contains a very high ammonia content, and ammonia is one of the most powerful and readily available natural cleaners on this planet
15)The University of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire.
Mind-boggling as though it may seem, the University of Oxford first opened its doors to students all the way back in 1096.
16)Only 6 people died in the Great Fire of London.
The great fire of 1666 apparently traces its way to a baker’s over, and caused massive damage across the city of London.However, despite destroying over 13,500 houses and displacing 80,000 people, it only claimed the lives of 6 unlucky Londoners.
17)The first official Medals of Honor were awarded during the American Civil War.
They were awarded to Union soldiers who participated in the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862
18)The 7.62mm rifle bullet was created 129 years ago.
Even if you’re not a gun nut, you’ve probably heard someone refer to this type of ammunition before. It’s the ammunition AK47 assault rifles use.Therefore it should come as no surprise that it was developed by the Russian Empire in 1891.
19)Cleopatra wasn’t Egyptian.
She was part of the Ptolemy dynasty, who were derived from one of Alexander the Great’s generals, Ptolemy.
Her ancestors ruled over Egypt from the city of Alexandria. Named after… you guessed it, Alexander the Great.
20)The first known artworks date back to roughly 100,000 years ago.
It is believed to have begun with the Homo Sapiens during the Upper Paleolithic era.
The oldest known artworks were found in what is now France.
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