Strange history

The best history stories tend to stay with us. They are the ones with our favorite characters or perhaps a funny event, or a memorable lesson was taught. But there is another type of history story that stays with us as well: the one that totally creeps us out.Some true tales from ancient to recent history could easily slide in among the ghost stories told around... #historyhorrors #darkhistorictales #creepypast #chillingstories #disturbinghistory #terrifyingtales #unsettlingpast…

1. James Sligo Jameson, the heir to Irish whiskey manufacturer Jameson's, bought an 11-year-old girl and offered her to cannibals to document and sketch how she was cooked and eaten.

History was one of our favorite subjects in school. There's no end to how much you can learn about the world and the people in it. Have you ever wondered how

We humans have been around for hundreds of thousands of years, so naturally, certain things have slipped through the cracks of our collective memory, exposing us to a distorted understanding of our past. Hopefully, this list will remedy some of that damage. We at Bored Panda searched the internet and collected the interesting, strange, and downright frightening events that people believe are forgotten way too often. Continue scrolling to check them out and upvote the ones you also think need…

Bizarre and Unexpected Historical Facts You Didn't Learn in School🤯😳 We discuss some strange and surprising facts from history, including early American...

1. In 1135, King Henry I of England died of diarrhea because his doctor advised him to take a laxative after he ate too many eels.

Andrew Rader, PhD, is a lot of things. The man is a SpaceX mission manager, MIT-credentialed scientist, game designer, author... And he's also a history fan. In fact, he's so fascinated with the subject, he even created a Twitter account to share the weirdest and most wonderful history-related content he stumbles upon.

Curiosity and learning never go out of style. No matter the year. No matter the season. In a world that’s full of half-baked conspiracy theories, disinformation, and over-exaggerated (or completely made-up) trivia, it’s nice to find a source that you can trust. It only helps when it’s entertaining as heck, too. Enter, stage left—the ‘WTF Facts’ Twitter account.

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1. While in the army, Mr. T was given the punishment of chopping down trees. The sergeant didn't tell him how many. He cut down 70 trees in 3 1/2 hours before a shocked major superseded the sergeant and ordered him to stop.

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The twins began to speak only to each other and their younger sister. Therapy didn’t work, and sending them to boarding school caused them to go completely catatonic when separated.

Andrew Rader, PhD, is a lot of things. The man is a SpaceX mission manager, MIT-credentialed scientist, game designer, author... And he's also a history fan. In fact, he's so fascinated with the subject, he even created a Twitter account to share the weirdest and most wonderful history-related content he stumbles upon.

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The US government literally tried to invent mind control.

Fact Republic is where curiosity meets clarity. Discover random, history, and uncommon facts about everyday life. Uncover the unbelievable and unknown

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Moments In History That Really Shouldn’t Have Overlapped but Strangely Did