History Facts
History is rich with fascinating and sometimes unbelievable things, so learn more about it with this regularly-updated list of history facts.
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Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
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In medieval Italy, if a man was caught kissing a woman in public, he had to marry her whether he liked it or not.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn't a federal crime to assassinate the President.
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Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.
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When the Egyptians destroyed Libya in the 13th century B.C. they took 13,230 penises of the conquered enemies as trophies.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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The Titanic is about as long as the Empire State building is tall.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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The first bomb dropped on Germany in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo!
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The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.
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Leonardo Da Vinci predicted the mass use of solar energy as long ago as 1447.
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In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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