History Facts

    Random History Facts

    There are 163 History Facts!

    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
    46
    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
    85
    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
    573
    Ancient Fart Battles
    Ancient Fart Battles
    There are scrolls from the Edo period of Japan that suggest fart battles took place. The drawings show men blasting farts at other men, women, and even a cat.
    736
    In the great fire of London, in 1666, half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.
    78
    Nobuo Fujita
    Nobuo Fujita
    The Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WW2 returned years later to present his family's 400-year-old samurai sword to the city as a symbol of regret.
    82
    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
    74
    Leonardo Da Vinci loved animals so much that he used to buy caged animals at the market just to set them free.
    57