History Facts

49

Nero Did Not Actually Fiddle While Rome Burned

28

The Leaning Tower of Pisa Was Never Straight

66

The Fork Was Considered Scandalous When Introduced to Europe

44

Machu Picchu Was Never Found by the Spanish Conquistadors

43

The Invention of Barbed Wire Changed the American West

50

Venetian Blinds Were Not Invented in Venice

39

The Shortest Presidency in US History Lasted 31 Days

78

The Pentagon Has Twice as Many Bathrooms as Necessary

84

The Shortest War Was Caused by a Succession Dispute

57

The Oldest Known Joke Is 3,900 Years Old

36

Viking Longships Could Sail in Less Than One Meter of Water

54

The Printing Press Was Not Invented by Gutenberg

8

The Rosetta Stone Was Found by Accident

42

The Voynich Manuscript Remains Undeciphered

11

Woolly Mammoths Were Still Alive When the Pyramids Were Built