44 Random Bits of Historical Trivia That You’d Be Shocked to Find in Your Genealogical Research
Like it or not, you’re somehow linked to all this past insanity
Directly or indirectly, every wild historical fact on this list has somehow affected you and/or the world around you. Borders lie where they are now because of sometimes pretty silly conflicts, and we socially interact with people based on norms created centuries ago.
In looking at all this insanity, we’re glad that a ton of this behavior died off quite a while ago. Some is sadly still alive and well, but we can work to right those wrongs, right? Who’s with us?!?!
Flamethrowers
Giovanni Aldini
6th Century Pope
17th Century Japan
Source: Musashi's Book of Five Rings
The Aztecs
Source: Mexicolore
Mayan Artifacts
The University of Oxford
The Roman Empire’s Best-Kept Secret
Drinking in Ancient Persia
The Founding Fathers
Racism
Adrian Carton de Wiart
The Pig War
The Dark Ages
Silver Mining
John Murray Spear
The Greco-Turkish War
Ancient Bandages
Ancient Airbnb
Roast Battles
France
The War of Jenkins
Ancient Persia
Oxford Predates the Aztecs
Empires
Source: PBS International
The First Shopping Mall
Source: The Culture Trip
Independence Day
SSource: CNN
Ancient Greece
Bread Bowls
Source: British Library
Constantinople
Justin II
Swords
The Middle Ages
The Civil War
Source: Lies Across America
Ancient Persian Torture
Collecting Holy Foreskins
Ancient Egypt
Source: The Met Museum
The Fall of Rome
The Roman Empire
Borders
Water Tanks
World War I
The NFL
Source: History