History Facts

    Random History Facts

    There are 163 History Facts!

    Knocker-Up
    Knocker-Up
    Until the 1920s, there was a profession called 'knocker-up', which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they woke up.
    46
    In Ancient Egypt, some people paid their taxes in honey.
    152
    Napoleon had conquered Italy by the time he was twenty-six.
    74
    Harry S. Truman was the last U.S. President with no college degree.
    55
    During WW2, captured German officers were sent to Britain as POWs and lived in luxury in Trent Park. This was done to make them feel relaxed. However, they were being listened to by 100 ‘listeners’. They revealed secrets about the holocaust, events in Berlin, Hitler's madness and V2 rocket bases.
    17
    During the Gold Rush in 1849, some people paid as much as $100 for a glass of water!
    65
    To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
    426
    The ancient Egyptians bought jewelry for their pet crocodiles.
    82