History Facts

    Random History Facts

    There are 163 History Facts!

    The average life span of a peasant during the medieval ages was 25 years.
    68
    Candle Clocks
    Candle Clocks
    Before clocks, there were candle clocks that when burned, indicated the passage of periods of time. To set an alarm, you pushed a nail into the desired point and the nail would fall and clank on the metal holder.
    68
    Everton FC used to be called St Domingo's FC!
    11
    "Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
    39
    Genghis Khan exempted the poor and clergy from taxes, encouraged literacy, and established free religion, leading many peoples to join his empire before they were even conquered.
    28
    There's a bar in Ireland (presently named Sean’s Bar) that was opened in 900AD.
    32
    There was a bear called Wojtek who was adopted by Polish soldiers during WW2. It carried ammunition, wrestled with soldiers, and drank beer.
    40
    The ancient Egyptians thought the function of the brain was to produce snot.
    16