History Facts

    Random History Facts

    There are 163 History Facts!

    In Ancient Greece, small penises were desirable, and big ones were for ‘old men and barbarians’
    22
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih
    Ching Shih, once a prostitute, became one of the most powerful pirates to have ever sailed. She commanded one of the most formidable pirate fleets in all of China during the early 1800s, with hundreds of ships under her command.
    155
    The handbook issued to US soldiers in Britain during WW2 included the line "The British don't know how to make a good cup of coffee. You don't know how to make a good cup of tea. It's an even swap."
    23
    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
    65
    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
    Although Nostradamus died in the middle of 1566, his 1567 almanac was published because he had the foresight to prepare it before his death.
    19
    There are 92 known cases of nuclear bombs lost at sea.
    148
    The life expectancy in 1900 was just 47 years.
    49