Weird Fact Café

History Weird Facts

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Medieval Europeans Had Tooth Worms

77

Treadmills Were Invented as Punishment

55

Canned Food Predated Can Openers

17

Clocks Go Clockwise Because of Sundials

53

Great Wall Is a Giant Cemetery

12

Honey Can Preserve Dead Bodies

76

Prisoners of War Escaped via Monopoly

25

Vatican's Secret Archives Are Open

48

The Pentagon Has Twice the Bathrooms Needed

84

Time Zones Were Railroad's Idea

12

Vikings Used Crystals for Navigation

58

Roller Coasters Were Invented to Distract From Sin

59

The Titanic's Iceberg Was 100,000 Years Old

79

Tomatoes Were Feared as Poison for 200 Years

82

High Heels Were Originally for Men