History Facts

    Random History Facts

    There are 163 History Facts!

    Ancient Romans at one time used human urine as an ingredient in their toothpaste.
    37
    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
    142
    The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
    85
    The Mint once considered producing doughnut-shaped coins!
    60
    France’s King Louis XIV was offered biological weapons by an Italian chemist. He not only refused, but also paid the chemist an annual salary to never reveal the technology to anyone else.
    21
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
    155
    Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
    573
    In 1799, a boy found a 17lb. rock in a creek in North Carolina and used it as a doorstop. It was actually gold.
    34