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!
First-class meals on Titanic consisted of up to 13 different courses. Each course had wine and lasted 4/5 hours. Passengers traveling in first-class enjoyed extraordinary dining and delicacies like pâté de foie gras, peaches in chartreuse jelly and Waldorf pudding.…
Eunus, a slave magician joked on stage that he planned to overthrow the Roman rule and become the king of Sicily. This led to a huge uprising of slaves and later he crowned himself as King. He claimed that Goddess…
“Death from Laughter” is recorded as a genuine cause of death throughout the history in England. A man known to have died due to laughing for 25 long minutes watching “The goodies”. His widow wrote a letter to the show…
In 1784, Thomas Jefferson proposed a federal law to end slavery in all the US territories. But his bill lost in Congress by just one vote. However, the provision later came into the legislation, creating the Northwest territory. In his…
In the 1880s, the staff of Harvard Observatory frustrated their director. He said, “ My Scottish maid could do better than this”. Eventually, he hired his maid Williamina Fleming. She ran a team for decades successfully and classified thousands of…
Richard Nixon is the only American President in the history of the US elected twice as Vice President and President. As a student, Nixon stood third in his class and Harvard gave him an offer. However, he declined it as…
King Farouk I of Egypt or “Thief of Cairo”, would often disguise himself and shoplift in markets and stores. He even hired a professional thief to teach him how to pickpockets. Also, he once stole Winston Churchill’s pocket watch. During…
“Gloriana” a.k.a Queen Elizabeth I after the defeat of Spanish Armada said in one of her speeches “I know I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and a…
During the Renaissance, a young boy from Rome tripped and fell down a hole and found himself in the cavernous, subterranean rooms of Nero’s palace. This rediscovered Golden Palace became a palace of entertainment with 300 rooms, but there weren’t…
Roman statesman Marcus Varro predicted Microbiology over 2000 years ago. He wrote, “minute creatures which cannot be seen by the eyes”. They can enter the body and cause diseases. However, nobody accepted his theory for another 1900 years! He mentioned…
Vasco Da Gama is the first European explorer to reach India. On his way, he came across a ship full of pilgrims on their way to Mecca. He looted them & locked in everyone in the ship & burned them…
In the 1800s, a poor man from China failed the civil service exam. He fell ill and had the time to read a Christian Pamphlet and hallucinated that he was Jesus’ Chinese brother. He then led a cult that conquered…
Anne Frank was Gay! She wrote extensively about how she shared a bed with her friend Jacque and the urge to kiss her. On many occasions, she wrote about the nude female forms in art history books. She said, “I…
During the Great Irish Potato Famine, Ottoman Sultan Abdul Mejid I, could not donate more than £1000 as he did not want to embarrass Queen Victoria’s £2000 donation. Instead, he decided to send three ships full of Wheat and Indian…
The University of Oxford is nearly 700 years older than the USA, 400 years older than the traditional English Language, 300 years older than Machu Picchu, 200 years older than Aztecs, 150 years older than Easter Island heads and 100…
When Lawrence Anthony aka “the Elephant Whisperer”, passed away in 2012, a herd of elephants arrived at his house in South Africa to mourn him. They stayed for two days and then quietly dispersed. Nobody alerted the elephants of his…
The word “Utopia” is a pun. It originates from the Greek word for “good place” but also “no place”. It’s good, but it doesn’t exist. Sir Thomas More first used the term in his book ‘Utopia’ written in 1516. In…
CIA planned a false flag attack called Operation Northwood to justify war with Cuba. They called it “Justification for U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba”. However, John F.Kennedy rejected the proposal. Operation Northwood called for the CIA and other U.S. government…
“Knocker ups” used to walk the street in the morning and wake people up by shooting peas at their windows. They earned a good 6 pence a week doing this. They worked in East London in the 1930s and apparently,…
New York City used to deliver mail through underground pneumatic tubes. They managed to deliver all sorts, including food using the same tube. During the 1860s, American inventor, Alfred Ely Beach first proposed the idea of a rapid underground system…
