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You may find lengthy historical write-ups boring, but that is no excuse to stay unaware of the various happenings, notable people and century-long cultures worldwide. However, we empathise with you. What if we told you that you needn’t read through long articles? We bring to you, quick historical facts that are sure to blow your mind daily!

Did you know that Jimmy Carter was the American president to be born in a hospital and that John F Kennedy carved a distressed message on a coconut when stranded on an island? If you didn’t, you need to step up your game!

Here are some facts based on several historical genres made so concise that you can have access to fascinating information in under a minute!

10 Interesting Facts About Michelangelo That You Need To Know!

Early Modern History

10 Interesting Facts About Michelangelo That You Need To Know!

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15 Interesting Facts About The Crusades

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15 Interesting Facts About The Crusades

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23,04

15 Intriguing Facts About The Middle Ages

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15 Intriguing Facts About The Middle Ages

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18,04

20 Interesting Facts About Ancient Greece That You May Enjoy!

Ancient Greece

20 Interesting Facts About Ancient Greece That You May Enjoy!

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Queen Elizabeth often walked among the public, during one such walk near her Balmoral estate, she met some American tourists who did not recognise her. They subsequently asked her whether she had ever met the Queen. To which she replied “no”, then pointed to her protection officer and said, “he has”. The tourists did not connect the dots.

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Queen Elizabeth often walked among the public, during one such walk near her Balmoral estate, she met some American tourists who did not recognise her. They subsequently asked her whether she had ever met the Queen. To which she replied “no”, then pointed to her protection officer and said, “he has”. The tourists did not connect the dots.

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09,03

16 interesting facts about the sporran

Culture and Country

16 interesting facts about the sporran

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15 interesting facts about the Sedan chair

Early Modern History

15 interesting facts about the Sedan chair

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A picture of Samuel Colt's pistol

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Samuel Colt, an American inventor, gifted a gold revolver to the Ottoman Empire’s Sultan on his visit to Constantinople and said that the Russians bought his pistols. Sultan immediately placed an order of 5000 guns from him. He did the same with the Russians.

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A photograph of the Sikhs in the army of Shanghai

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The British employed many Sikhs from India as cheap labour to enforce law and order in Shanghai during the Taiping civil war, circa 1885.

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27,11

A picture of King Edward I's trebuchet

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In 1304, King Edward I built the largest trebucahet ever made. Upon just seeing it, Scots surrendered.

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27,11

A painting of Japanese women

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“Christmas Cake”, refers to single, Japanese women over 25 because “after the 25th they’re not good”.

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An American construction worker called Gary Brooks was arrested near Afghanistan’s border while hunting down Osama Bin Laden with a 40-inch sword, loaded pistol and night vision goggles.

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An American construction worker called Gary Brooks was arrested near Afghanistan’s border while hunting down Osama Bin Laden with a 40-inch sword, loaded pistol and night vision goggles.

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A click of Freddie Mercury in a live show

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Doctors advised Freddie Mercury not to do Live Aid in 1985 due to some vocal troubles. He ignored the advice and did it anyway. According to BBC, his 20 mins performance is the most incredible live performance of all time.

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27,11

A sketch of someone farting

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“Fart” is one of the oldest words in the English Language. The term has Indo-European roots and the oldest recorded joke is a saying of the Sumerians, “Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband’s lap.”

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An image of Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs believed he was free of any body odour and didn’t need to shower regularly due to his vegan diet. He thought that it flushed off any mucus. His former colleagues quote that he was “very very wrong”.

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24,11

Nimrod's portrait

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In the Bible, “Nimrod” is a mighty hunter and a King. But Bugs Bunny called Elmer Fudd a nimrod, sarcastically. This led to a generation of kids thinking Nimrod is a synonym for idiot or moron.

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A painting of Blacks in ancient Rome

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In Ancient Rome, nobody discriminated against Black people for their skin colour. They weren’t excluded from any profession, nor was there a stigma against the mixed race.

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23,11

Agnes Waterhouse, a witch, was England's first woman to be executed

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In 1566, England executed its first woman for witchcraft, Agnes Waterhouse. She was guilty of turning her cat into a toad, which then turned into a dog with horns & threatened her neighbour with a knife. She denied all charges but was guilty & hung later.

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23,11

An image of Kentucky's wild turkey whiskey distillery

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In 2000, a wild turkey whiskey storage facility in Kentucky, USA, caught fire. It had over 17000 barrels of Whiskey stored & it flowed into the woods in the area and set them on fire. However, 20% of the Whiskey flowed into the Kentucky river killing 230000 fish along 66 miles.

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23,11

Michelangelo's painting

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Michelangelo illustrated his grocery lists so that his illiterate servants would know what to buy him.

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