40 Random Bits of Historical Trivia That Bring Up the Past Like Your Hometown Ex on A Chance Encounter at the Walmart Checkout Line
History needs to realize that these strange occurrences weren’t some weird fever dream
All these strange historical events want is a little recognition. History can act like that cool dude who moved to the big city right out of high school all it wants, but it can’t deny that it had some incredibly awkward moments growing up.
Time for that fancy-schmancy big shot to take a cringey leaf through the old year book.
The Middle Ages
The World’s Oldest Merchant
The Discovery of Aluminum
Female Artists
The Tucson Artifacts
Sewers
Ancient Greece
The Colossus of Rhodes
Ancient Egyptian Humor
A Lost 14th Century City
Mayan Artifacts
The Seafaring Warriors
Ancient Bandages
Ancient Australia
Knitting
Ancient Persia
Ancient Peruvian Popcorn
The Oldest Hotel
Gladiator Disaster
Ancient Rome
Redheads
Ancient Doodles
Christianity
Just How Old the Earth Is
Source: USGS
Egyptians
Source: Britannica
Arabic Scholars
Source: ScienceDaily
The Greco-Turkish War
Gettysburg
Egypt
Cat Memes
Source: 30 'Modern' Things That Are Way Older Than You Think
Swords
The Holy Grail
Source: British Library
The Oldest Bathtub
Source: Brownstoner