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History class didnât teach the most profound lessons.
Like how
â the French held trials against real rats in 1510
â 3,000 rabbits attacked Napoleon at a celebration
â King Henry VIII employed 4 men to wipe him after taking a dump
historyâs untold fun facts
The Great Peeing Hero Dog: During World War II, a brave Great Dane named Juliana saved her ownerâs house by urinating on a German incendiary bomb that had crashed through the roof. The Blue Cross Medal was rewarded for âquick-thinking heroismâ.
Napoleonâs Rabbit Disaster: In 1807, Napoleon Bonaparte arranged a rabbit hunt to celebrate a diplomatic treaty. 3,000 rabbits were gathered for the occasion. When released, instead of hopping away, the rabbits charged toward Napoleon, forcing the emperor to flee to his carriage
The Oxford-Aztec Timeline: The University of Oxford began teaching students in 1096, predating the Aztec Empire by about 229 years. When Oxford was already a mature institution celebrating its 300th anniversary, the Aztecs were just beginning to build their empire in 1325
The worldâs most successful pirate in history was a lady named Ching Shih.
She was a prostitute in China until the Commander of the Red Flag Fleet bought and married her. But her husband considered her his equal, and she became an active pirate commander in the fleet.
The Samurai-Lincoln Connection: The last Japanese samurai era (Edo period) overlapped with the invention of the fax machineâs predecessor (the electric printing telegraph). Theoretically, a samurai could have sent a message to Abraham Lincoln, as the samurai era lasted until 1868
The Great Vodka Shortage: When World War II ended, Moscowâs celebration was so intense that the entire city ran out of vodka in less than 24 hours - specifically, 22 hours. This remains one of the largest recorded celebrations in history.
The Rat Trial: In 1510, French authorities put rats on trial for destroying barley fields. The ratsâ court-appointed lawyer argued that his clients couldnât appear in court due to the danger posed by local cats. Surprisingly, the rats were acquitted.
Cromwellâs War on Pie: Oliver Cromwell banned pie-eating in England in 1644, considering it a pagan form of pleasure. The ban lasted for 16 years, making pie-eating an act of political rebellion
The Royal Bottom Wipers: King Henry VIII employed four different men as âGrooms of Stoolâ whose job was to clean him after using the toilet. Remarkably, all four of these men were knighted for their service, making it one of historyâs most peculiar paths to knighthood.
Caligulaâs Senator Horse: Roman Emperor Caligula was so fond of his horse Incitatus that he gave him a marble stall, ivory manger, purple blankets, and allegedly attempted to make him a consul. The horse lived better than most Romans of the time.
The Battlefield Dentures: Before the 19th century, high-quality dentures were often made from teeth collected from dead soldiers on battlefields. The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 led to such a surge in available teeth that these dentures became known as âWaterloo teethâ.
There were female gladiators in Ancient Rome.
A female gladiator was called a gladiatrix (plural gladiatrices). They were extremely rare, unlike their male counterparts.
Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
In 1834, it was sold as a cure for an upset stomach by an Ohio physician named John Cook. It wasnât popularized as a condiment until the late 19th century!
Abraham Lincoln is in the wrestling hall of fame
300 matches over a 12-year period. Only one documented defeat.
Standing at 6â4â, he practiced âcatch as catch canâ wrestling, a style with very few rules that was popular on the American frontier.
Another interesting fact is the state Texasâs statehood is older than the country of Italy.
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Lost in translation.
The Old Testament is a composite of ancient Sumerian, Babylonian, Egyptian and of course Canaanite texts.
Ancient folks loved puns. But puns are hard to translate into other languages.
The New Testament is almost entirely in Greek, and a lot of Greek puns.
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8,000 BC is pretty old.
The first âdomesticatedâ wheat comes from this area. (It was rice in east Asia that played a crucial role in the development of early civilizations there)
Snake was the creator god for these people.
I thought he was an Australian, but wrong. Heâs from London.
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This guy may be an Australian. I heard the magpies in the beginning and I really like the sound they make.
The brain is not the seat of consciousness, according to Rupert Sheldrake (author of the Science Delusion).
I donât believe in the Darwinian evolution anymore.
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Thatâs her truth. I myself donât know how much I âagreeâ or âdisagreeâ because I feel I live in a different world than hers.
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