FREE TIME OBSERVATIONS : YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS....
We live in a technology era , where all the things we need are available on the Internet or books. However, because of large amount of information, many interesting things are getting away. There are a number of historical facts less known to people. Who knows today the giant bird of Argentina or the Indian Blackbird?
Below, you will find some unprecedented details in the history of the world that deserve to be known.
- The shortest war in world history was between Zanzibar and Great Britain wich lasted only 38 minutes after the African country capitulated.
- Tutankhamun's parents were brother and sister- the recent studies confirmed that the serious health problems of King Tutankhamun were the result of an incestuous relationship.
- After the construction of the Taj Mahal was completed, Shah Jahan ordered the hands of the builders to be cut so that they could no longer make a similar construction.
- Until the XIX century, green tea packages were used as currency exchange in Siberia.
- In ancient Rome, people who were born with a crooked nose were considered to be predestined leaders .
- Jericho is a city in Palestine. It is considered the oldest urban settlement in the world, as well as the settlement with the first fortifications in the world, being populated since 9000 BC.
- Julius Caesar, the famous Roman Emperor, wore a laurel wreath to cover his bald.
- In ancient Egypt, the heart was considered the organ with which man was thinking, while the brain had only one purpose to fill his head.
- Instead of using pillows, the Egyptians used stone blocks.
- Blackbird and his horse is an american Indian who was buried sitting on his favorite horse.
- The clocks built before 1660 had only one pendulum that only showed the hour.
- In the 1830s, ketchup was sold in pharmacies as a medicine.
- “The president Albert Einstein”- In November 1952, the Prime Minister of Israel officially offered Albert Einstein's country presidency. He refused the offer very polite, motivating that he lacked the ability to handle people.
- The first bomb that fell over Germany during the Second World War killed the only elephant in the Berlin zoo.
- The month february in 1865 is the only month in history that did not have a full moon.
- The habit of handshake was originally created for two partners to prove they are unarmed.
- In the past, many substances that we call drugs today were considered to be drugs. Heroin was considered a substitute for morphine and was given to children suffering from coughing.
- A South African Monkey received a medal during the First World War, being raised to the Corporal rank.
- In America, Christmas was not declared a national holiday until 1890.
- Kim Jong is a surprising composer , he did six works.
- During high school, US President Ronald Regan was a lifeguard. He saved 77 people.
- Stalin used to retouch his photos to get the dead men out of them. He is the grandfather of Photoshop.
- The cats were sacred to the Egyptians. When their cats were dying, people were shaving their eyebrows in mourning.
- The word "Abracadabra" was originally used to treat allergic rhinitis, also called hay fever.
- During the Great Depression some people were so poor that they had to sew flint bags to make clothes for children. When the flour-producing companies found out they started selling colorful and decorated bags with various motifs.
- In the Middle Ages, the spider web was used to treat warts.
- Also in Ancient Rome, the dry pouch of male pigs was used as steroids.
- A ghost ship sent a message in Morse code.
In 1984, the SS Ourang Medan sent many messages to nearby vessels. One of the messages said: "All officers, including the captain, are dead. Probably all the crew is dead. "The following message simply said:" I'm dying. " When the ship was found, all the passengers were dead, their mouths open and their eyes turned to the sky with shrill expressions. There is no wound on their bodies. - In Vietnam ,”The War of Vietnam” is called American War.
- A mushroom in Oregon is about 2,400 years old. Her root system is so complex that it stretches for about 5 kilometers.
- Some saints look like they are sleeping. The oldest intact body is of Saint Cecilia, who was martyred in 177 AC. Her body is almost the same as 1700 years ago, when it was discovered, defying all the laws of nature.
- Six million years ago, a giant bird lived in Argentina with a wing width of 6.5 meters. Her feathers were the size of a samurai sword.
- Winston Churchil tried to quit smoking by limiting his cigarettes to 15 per day.
- The parachute was invented by Leonardo da Vinci in 1515.
- The vibrator was first used to treat hysteria. It happened in the nineteenth century.
- In Ancient Rome, the men who testify in the courtroom vowed to ... testicles.
- Charlie Chaplin won only third place in a competition ... of Charlie Chaplin's entourage :)))
- After the US Civil War, between 33 and 50% of the banknotes in circulation were false.
- Central Aztec Americans used animal blood mixed with cement as mortar for buildings.
- John Hancock is the only one of the 50 signatories to the Declaration of Independence who even signed on July 4th.
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