45 Bits of Historical Trivia To Storm the Beaches of Your Corpus Callosum

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45 Bits of Historical Trivia To Storm the Beaches of Your Corpus Callosum

Okay, so in the grand scheme of things, recorded history accounts for a tiny fraction of the Earth’s timeline. But luckily for us historical fact finders, a ton of interesting stuff happened in that tiny fraction. What can we say — Humans are an interesting bunch. Even luckier is that since interesting stuff happens every day, we’ll make historical lists like this forever!

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MENTAL ILLNESS WAS TREATED WITH WATER TORTURE. Psychiatric patients in the 19th century were given a treatment called hydrotherapy. They were restra

Early 1900s Science

In the early 1900s, doctors warned bicycles would turn women gay. They worried the vibrations would lead to high sex drives and lesbianism. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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The Color Pink

PINK HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN A GIRL COLOR. In fact, it was used more for boys in the early 1900s. CRACKED.COM

Thomas Jefferson

CRACKED COM Thomas Jefferson made ice cream big in the U.S. In the early 1800s, everyone paid attention to what the president served his guests, and J

Tuberculosis

The prevalence of tuberculosis weirdly shaped beauty standards and fashion in the Victorian Era. During the 1800s, tuberculosis was SO romanticized th

Pineapples

During the 1700s, pineapples were So expensive they were served only to the most important guests. The fruit would cost $8000 in today's money. CRAGKE

Beulah Louise Henry

Beulah Louise Henry was granted 49 U.S. patents and was responsible for over 100 inventions in the early 20th century. She was self-taught and known a

Charlie Chaplin

Director/star Charlie Chaplin required his City Lights co-star, Virginia Cherrill to say the line UFlower, sir? over 340 times because he was dissati

Old Age in Olden Times

CRACKED Old people used to be rare. Contrary to popular belief, people in the past could live to be quite old. Archaeological evidence and records show that humans have been able to reach their 70s, 80s, and even 90s for the past 160,000 years.

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The Ethel Waters Show

The Ethel Waters Show 1939 N в C CRACKED.COM Ethel Waters was the first Black person to star in her own TV show. She would later be the first Black woman to be nominated for a primetime Emmy.

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17th Century Ireland

Corned beef and cabbage is a rare dish in Ireland and never eaten on St. Patrick's Day. As of the late 1600s, beef was too expensive to be a regular meal in Ireland. The corned beef and cab- bage we know came from the Irish that emigrated to North America. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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Harper Lee

To Kill A Mockingbird made Harper Lee So sick that she tossed the manuscript. hingh Le KillA Winner of the PULITZER PRIZE HARPER LE To Kill a Mockingb

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