36 Historical Bits of Trivia That Refuse to Be Forgotten

Never leave a fact behind!
36 Historical Bits of Trivia That Refuse to Be Forgotten

We wouldnt consider ourselves “military men,” but we really admire their creed about never leaving a man behind. Because, years ago, after an impassioned lunchroom speech from some guy we cant quite remember the name of right now, we vowed to never leave a fact behind. 

Well never forget that vow. That guy though… Damnit, we're bad with names. Bill? Gary? Ah, whatever. The facts are all that matter now.

Ancient Egypt (Sorry, a Fourth Time)

Egyptian medicine was surprisingly specialized, and they even had proctologists. The Egyptian term for those literally translates to shepherd of the anus. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Joseph Stalin

The little girl with Stalin didn't get much kindness from Stalin. Being used as a propaganda prop didn't help Gelya Marzikova or her family. Her fathe

Piggy Banks

Piggy banks have nothing to do with swine. In the Middle Ages metal was expensive and jars used to save cash CRAG were made of an orange clay named py

Ancient Egypt (Yep, A Third Time)

In Ancient Egypt, keeping your heart after death was an upper- privilege. In Egypt, the heart was the seat of consciousness, but embalmers secretly took out dead commoners' hearts (which would make their afterlife worse). CRACKED.COM

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Ancient Egypt, Part II

There were a bunch of minor, petty kingdoms throughout Ancient Egypt. They all had varying degress of independence, and some of them later provided rulers that ruled over all of Egypt. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Ancient Egyptian Currency

Radish CRACKED COM Radishes were used to pay workers in ancient Egypt.

Casablanca

Romantic? Yes. But Casablanca is also a masterpiece of World War I propaganda. Warner Brothers produced the film following a pro-war rubric outlined b

The Marine-Turned-Anti-War-Advocate

One of the most decorated marines became an anti-war advocate. CRACKED.COM Smedley Butler wrote War is a Racket about war profiteering. Не said the best he could do was to operate his racket in 3 districts. I operated on 3 continents.

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