40 Random Bits of Historical Trivia They Couldn’t Wipe From the Servers
Try as they might, historians couldn’t bury these gems
These crusty old historians only want you to learn about the more straitlaced historical nuggets, and it’s gone on long enough. No longer will we be fed the same old stories about Lincoln, the Victorian Era or the dinosaurs. A ton of these much cooler, lesser-known trivia tidbits went down, and just because their stories might be on the fringes of normalcy, doesn’t mean that their stories don’t deserve to be told!
Chocolate
The Tunguska Event
Source: NASA Science
Ancient Doors
Sultana
The Indus Valley
Ancient Aliens
The Oldest Foundry
Oldest Candy Shop
Relativity
Source: 23 Amazing People Who Were Screwed Out of History Books
The Catholic Church
Sean’s Bar
Hieroglyphics
Vikings
Engineering
1900 Galveston Hurricane
Source: History
Ancient Doodles
The Printing Press
Sea Levels
Ritual Sacrifice
Egyptians
Source: Britannica
The Olympics
The 1919 World Series
The Long Game
Source: 21 Long-Game Revenge Schemes
Mail Deliveries
Lewis and Clark
Subway
Source: Entrepreneur
The Flying Boy
Contagious Disease
San Francisco
Peter the Great
Clara the Rhinoceros
Source: Mental Floss
Antarctica
Gary Hart
Bonnie and Clyde
Tower Bridge
Operation Tracer
Muumuus
Everyday Objects That Started Out As Something Else Entirely