Bizarre Historical Facts That You Didn’t know

There are so many historical facts that you didn’t know and many of them are so bizarre that they are very interesting and intriguing.

Did you know for example that Abdul Kassam Ismael the Grand Vizier of Persia used to carry a library with him always and this was sometime in the 10th century. There were around 400 camels to carry some 117,000 volumes.

Then again did you know that around 200 years before Jesus Christ was born, the Druids used mistletoe to have any celebration for the winter season?

The U.S. Civil War lot of paper currency that was in circulation was counterfeit. This accounted for almost 33% to 50 % of the currency.

Again did you known that Buganda were the group of people in Uganda and they were the widows of the king who died. They had the honour of drinking beer in which the dead kings’ entrail have been cleaned.

The Arabic numerals are so popular and famous. But did you know that these were not invented by the Arabs but by the Hindus in the Indian subcontinent.

Sometime in the year 1883 the three cent stamp of the United States was utilized for advertising. This advertisement was situated behind the stamp for various products.

Everyone knows about the Celtic Warriors. These warriors often fought their battles in the nude and their bodies were coloured blue from top to bottom.

Did you know that China is the oldest civilization of the world and is the most well known?

In the 1600s all English boys and girls wore dresses till they were around 7 years old. Strange fact but true.

It is a very bizarre historical fact that in the 16th century, all the French married couples used to stand naked in the outside while the groom kissed the left foot of the bride as part of the traditional customs and traditions.

There was the Gold Rush in the year 1849 and many people paid around 100 dollars for as simple a thing as a glass of water.

There are so many stories of Edward VIII and how he didn’t become the King of England and how he abdicated the throne so that he could marry a divorcee coming from America.

Since the year 1944, the Bunol town lying near the region of Valencia in Spain had the “Tomatina” which is a Spanish festival and this happens once in a year on the last Wednesday of the August month. People have a lot of fights during this time and throw tomatoes at each other. This is one of the world’s largest fight for food.

It was in the years 1526 to 1701 that the first six Moghul Emperors of the Indian subcontinent totally ruled in total succession from the father to the son.

Did you know that Great Britain was a country that was the first to issue the 1840 postage stamps?

In the year 1938, Time magazine voted Hitler as the man of the year.

In the year 1281, Kublai Khan’s Mongol army tried to conquer the country of Japan but were destroyed by a hurricane that completely ruined the fleet.

There is this bizarre fact that in the year 1685, New France used playing cards as currency as there was a lot of coin shortage.

In the year 1693, the rate of postage of a letter was decided by how much light could go through the letter. If the letter allowed lesser light, the more expensive the rate used to be. This method is called candling.

In the year 1755, Nova Scotia had its first Canadian post office. This was opened in the region of Halifax. Benjamin Franklin was the first Deputy Postmaster General and he was dismissed for being pitiful towards the American revolutionary cause.

Napolean was only as young as 26 years old when commanded the French Army of Italy. This happened in the yar 1796.

Some of the bizarre historical facts in the world are so intriguing and interesting that it is a great delight to know about them.