History Facts

    Random History Facts

    There are 163 History Facts!

    In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
    81
    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
    68
    Traces of cocaine were found on 99% of UK bank notes in a survey in London in 2000.
    142
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Lincoln and Darwin Birthday
    Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born on the same day.
    32
    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
    Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
    47
    A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I.
    65
    Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
    47