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Alexander the Great conquered over 2 million ' 'square miles of the Earthâ\x80\x99s surface all by the ' 'time he was 30 so naming cities after himself was much ' 'deserved.\n' '\n' '86\\. Cleopatra was the first member of her dynasty to ' 'speak Ancient Egyptian. She was also able to speak 8 ' 'other languages, including Ancient Greek, Ancient ' 'Iranian, Ancient Parthian, Syriac, Ethiopian, ' 'Troglodytae, Hebrew and Arabic.\n' '\n' '87\\. Americaâ\x80\x99s National School Lunch Program ' 'of 1946 was due to WWII. This is due to the fact that ' 'the government realized by giving the children free ' 'meals, they would have a healthier draft pool if they ' 'ever needed it again.\n' '\n' '88\\. Paul Tibbets, pilot of the _Enola Gay,_ the plane ' 'that dropped the first nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, ' 'didnâ\x80\x99t have a funeral or headstone. 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During World War I, the French built a ' 'â\x80\x9cfake Paris.â\x80\x9d Complete with a duplicate ' 'Champs-ElysÃ©es and Gard Du Nord, this â\x80\x9cfake ' 'Parisâ\x80\x9d was built by the French towards the end ' 'of WWI. It was built as a means of throwing off German ' 'bomber and fighter pilots flying over French skies.\n' '\n' '115\\. Since 1945, all British tanks are equipped with ' 'tea-making facilities. Having 30 tanks destroyed by the ' 'Germans while English soldiers were taking a 15-minute ' 'tea break, British high command realized if tank crews ' 'could make a brew on the go, then they wouldnâ\x80\x99t ' 'be susceptible to being caught with their pants down ' 'and their kettles out by the enemy.\n' '\n' '116\\. Shrapnel is named after its inventor. British ' 'Army Officer Henry Shrapnel was the first person to ' 'invent an anti-personnel shell that could transport a ' 'large number of bullets to its target before releasing ' 'them.\n' '\n' '117\\. Cleopatraâ\x80\x99s reign was closer to the moon ' 'landings than the Great Pyramid being built. The ' 'Egyptian royal reigned from 51 BC to 30 BC, roughly ' '2,500 years after the Great Pyramid of Giza was built ' 'and roughly 2,000 years before the first lunar landings ' 'in 1969.\n' '\n' '118\\. In Ancient Greece, wearing skirts was manly. In ' 'fact, Greeks viewed trousers as effeminate and would ' 'mock any men who wore them.\n' '\n' '119\\. The UK government collected postcards as ' 'intelligence for the D-Day landings. This was an ' 'intelligence-gathering exercise. Initiated by ' 'Lieutenant General Frederick Morgan, he was searching ' 'for the hardest beaches to defend. The postcards were ' 'sent to the War Office and helped form part of the ' 'decision to choose Normandy as the location for the ' 'eventual D-Day landings.\n' '\n' '120\\. The Vikings were the first people to discover ' 'America. Half a millennium before Christopher Columbus, ' 'Viking chief Leif Eriksson of Greenland landed on the ' 'Island of Newfoundland in the year 1,000 AD. The ' 'Vikings under Leif Eriksson settled Newfoundland as ' 'well as discovering and settling Labrador further north ' 'in Canada.'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '18f9024e-44dd-4f27-b3e8-687fb18b62ca', 'metadata': {'chunk': 26.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '[Life](https://parade.com/living/)\n' '\n' '[NYT â\x80\x98Connectionsâ\x80\x99 Hints and Answers ' 'Today, Thursday, December ' '19](/living/nyt-connections-hints-answers-today-thursday-december-19-2024)\n' '\n' '[Life](https://parade.com/living/)\n' '\n' "[Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1279 on Thursday, " 'December 19, ' '2024](/living/wordle-today-hint-answer-1279-december-19-2024)\n' '\n' '[Life](https://parade.com/living/)\n' '\n' "[How To 'Rizz Up' a Girl or Guyâ\x80\x9415 Best Tips, " 'According to Relationship ' 'Psychologists](/living/how-to-rizz)\n' '\n' '[Life](https://parade.com/living/)\n' '\n' '[The #1 Unique Tip To Get Super Moisturized Skin This ' 'Winter, According to Celebrity ' 'Dermatologists](/living/best-way-to-get-moisturized-skin-this-winter-according-to-celebrity-dermatologists)\n' '\n' 'Loadingâ\x80¦\n' '\n' 'See More\n' '\n' '[](https://parade.com/)'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '9ab8ad86-6cac-406d-bfab-510f744a9a67', 'metadata': {'chunk': 25.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '_Check out..._\n' '\n' '**110 [Weird ' 'Facts](https://parade.com/1019842/marynliles/weird-facts/)** \n' '**100 [WTF ' 'Facts](https://parade.com/1019661/marynliles/wtf-facts/)** \n' '**101 [Trivia Questions for ' 'Kids](https://parade.com/944584/parade/trivia-questions-for-kids/)** \n' '**100 [Movie Trivia ' 'Questions](https://parade.com/977752/samuelmurrian/movie-trivia/)** \n' '**50 [Halloween Trivia ' 'Questions](https://parade.com/1066846/jessicasager/halloween-trivia/)** \n' "**50 [90's Trivia " 'Questions](https://parade.com/1075273/jessicasager/90s-trivia/)** \n' '**50 [Christmas Trivia ' 'Questions](https://parade.com/943457/parade/christmas-trivia/)**\n' '\n' '## Trending Stories\n' '\n' '[35 Decadent Fudge Recipes Will be the Instant Star of ' 'Your Holiday Cookie ' 'Trays](/961656/jessicaformicola/best-holiday-fudge-recipes/)\n' '\n' '[Ryan Phillippe, 50, Flaunts Chiseled Abs in New ' "Shirtless Photos: 'Aging Like Fine " "Wine'](/news/ryan-phillippe-50-chiseled-abs-in-new-shirtless-photos-dec-2024)\n" '\n' '[Kate Spade Has a â\x80\x98Classyâ\x80\x99 $429 ' 'Colorblock Satchel Bag on Sale for $89, and Shoppers ' 'Get â\x80\x98So Many Compliments on ' 'Itâ\x80\x99](/shopping/kate-spade-outlet-madison-colorblock-medium-satchel-sale)\n' '\n' '## \n' '\n' '[Life](https://parade.com/living/)\n' '\n' '[115 Snowman Jokes That Will Have You ' 'Ho-Ho-Howling](/living/snowman-jokes)\n' '\n' '[Life](https://parade.com/living/)\n' '\n' '[Todayâ\x80\x99s NYT â\x80\x98Strandsâ\x80\x99 Hints, ' 'Spangram and Answers for Thursday, December ' '19](/living/nyt-strands-hints-answers-today-thursday-december-19-2024)\n' '\n' '[Life](https://parade.com/living/)'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '8d322d4d-9fde-4d2d-8b00-a1c7e8766750', 'metadata': {'chunk': 30.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': 'Â© 2024 The Arena Media Brands, LLC PARADE is a ' 'registered trademark of Athlon Sports Communications, ' 'Inc.\n' '\n' '* [Site Map](/sitemap)\n' '* [About Parade](https://parade.com/page/about-us)\n' '* [Contact ' 'Us](https://www.parademediagroup.com/contact/)\n' '* [Advertise](https://thearenagroup.net/advertisers/)\n' '* [Licensing ' 'Request](https://info.wrightsmedia.com/the-arena-group-licensing)\n' '* [Terms of ' 'Use](https://thearenagroup.net/terms-of-use/)\n' '* [Privacy ' 'Policy](https://thearenagroup.net/privacy-policy/)\n' '* Privacy Settings\n' '\n' '[](https://thearenagroup.net/)\n' '\n' 'CLOSE\n' '\n' 'CLOSE\n' '\n' 'CLOSE\n' '\n' 'CLOSE'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': 'e1cddded-23ff-4a4c-a517-a8861620ba85', 'metadata': {'chunk': 6.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '5\\. You may know them as the bunch of heroes that ' 'broke box office records with their ' '[movies](https://parade.com/1222580/samuelmurrian/best-movies-all-time/). ' 'But "The Avengers" was also a group of Jewish assassins ' 'who hunted Nazi war criminals after World War II. They ' 'poisoned 2,283 German prisoners of war!\n' '\n' '6\\. From 1912 to 1948, the Olympic Games held ' 'competitions in the fine arts. Medals were given for ' 'literature, architecture, sculpture, painting, and ' '[music](https://parade.com/1239349/michelleparkerton/music-quotes/). ' 'Obviously, the art created was required to be ' 'Olympic-themed.\n' '\n' '7\\. Famous conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte was once ' 'attacked by a horde of bunnies! He had requested that a ' 'rabbit hunt be arranged for himself and his men. When ' 'the rabbits were released from their cages, the bunnies ' 'charged toward Bonaparte and his men in an unstoppable ' 'onslaught.\n' '\n' '**Related: [Statue of Liberty ' 'Facts](https://parade.com/311395/viannguyen/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-statue-of-liberty-she-was-almost-gold/)**\n' '\n' '8\\. Cleopatra wasnâ\x80\x99t actually Egyptian! As far ' 'as historians can tell, Egyptâ\x80\x99s famous femme ' 'fatal was actually Greek! She was a descendant of ' "Alexander the Great's Macedonian general Ptolemy.\n" '\n' '9\\. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine. In ' '1834, it was sold as a cure for an upset stomach by an ' "Ohio physician named John Cook. It wasn't popularized " 'as a condiment until the late 19th century!\n' '\n' '10\\. Did you know Abraham Lincoln is in the wrestling ' 'hall of fame? The 6\'4" president had only one loss ' 'among his around 300 contests. He earned a reputation ' 'for this in New Salem, Illinois, as an elite fighter.\n' '\n' '11\\. [George ' 'Washington](https://parade.com/989259/marynliles/george-washington-quotes/) ' 'opened a whiskey distillery after his presidency. After ' 'his term, Washington opened a whiskey distillery. By ' "1799, Washington's distillery was the largest in the " 'country, producing 11,000 gallons of un-aged whiskey!'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '74f51f5f-e0f0-4b22-8f1f-0338961a55ee', 'metadata': {'chunk': 15.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '64\\. The sound made by the Krakatoa volcanic eruption ' 'in 1883 was so loud it ruptured the eardrums of people ' '40 miles away, traveled around the world four times, ' "and was clearly heard 3,000 miles away. That's like " 'standing in New York and hearing a sound from San ' 'Francisco.\n' '\n' '65\\. The South African railway once employed a baboon. ' 'In his eight years of service, he never made a single ' 'mistake.\n' '\n' '66\\. _The Tale of Two Lovers_, an erotic novel, was ' 'one of the best-selling books of the 15th century. It ' 'was written by Pope Pius II before he assumed the ' 'papacy.\n' '\n' '67\\. Itâ\x80\x99s believed that roughly 97% of history ' 'has been lost over time. Written accounts of history ' 'only started roughly 6,000 years ago. Modern humans ' 'first appeared around 200,000 years ago.\n' '\n' '68\\. Before Julius Caesar invaded Britain, many Romans ' 'didnâ\x80\x99t believe it existed. Julius Caesar was ' 'the first-ever Roman to invade Britain. He did it twice ' 'in the years 55 and 54 BC. Some Romans believed Britain ' 'to be just the foot of another huge northern continent. ' 'Others thought it was a place full of unbelievable ' 'riches, whilst most thought it just didnâ\x80\x99t ' 'exist.\n' '\n' '69\\. The Soviet Union tried to snuff out the memory of ' 'Genghis Khan. During the Soviet-era rule of the late ' '20th century, simply mentioning the great Mongolian ' 'conquerorâ\x80\x99s name was a crime against the USSR. ' 'The Soviets removed his story from school textbooks and ' 'outlawed pilgrimages to his birthplace of Khentii.\n' '\n' '70\\. The guillotine was invented to create ' 'â\x80\x9cequality in execution.â\x80\x9d Until its ' 'widespread use, the regular methods of execution in ' 'France were rather savage. Punishment like being drawn ' 'and quartered was common. The idea to use the ' 'guillotine as the main method of execution was part of ' 'the movement for equality in France that spurred on the ' 'revolution.\n' '\n' '71\\. Adolf Hitler helped design the Volkswagen Beetle. ' 'Between Hitler and Ferdinand Porsche, the iconic ' 'bug-like car was designed as part of a Hitler-revived ' 'German initiative to create an affordable and practical ' 'car that everyone could own.'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '7012d201-841d-4612-94d1-a82968aafc5c', 'metadata': {'chunk': 7.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '12\\. During the Salem ' '[witch](https://parade.com/1081731/marynliles/witch-names/) ' 'trials, the accused witches werenâ\x80\x99t actually ' 'burned at the stake. The majority were jailed, and some ' 'were hanged. But none of the 2,000 people accused ever ' 'got burned alive.\n' '\n' '13\\. President Zachary Taylor died from a cherry ' 'overdose! Zachary Taylor passed away after eating way ' 'too many cherries and drinking milk at a [Fourth of ' 'July](https://parade.com/1045615/marynliles/4th-of-july-quotes/) ' 'party in 1850\\. He died on July 9th from ' 'gastroenteritis. The acid in cherries, along with the ' 'milk, is believed to have caused this.\n' '\n' '14\\. Andrew Jackson had a pet parrot. And he taught ' 'his parrot, Polly, to curse like a sailor. There is ' 'even one legend that the parrot had to be taken out of ' "Jackson's funeral for its proclivity for profanity!\n" '\n' '15\\. The Bloody Mary wasnâ\x80\x99t always called ' 'Bloody Mary! First, the popular brunch drink was ' 'actually called A Bucket Of Blood. After Bucket Of ' 'Blood, it transitioned to Red Snapper and, finally, ' 'settled on Bloody Mary.\n' '\n' '16\\. In the Ancient Olympics, athletes performed ' 'naked! This was to achieve closeness to the gods and ' 'also help detox their skin through sweating. In fact, ' 'the word â\x80\x9cgymnasticsâ\x80\x9d comes from the ' 'Ancient Greek words â\x80\x9cgumnasÃ\xadaâ\x80\x9d ' '(â\x80\x9cathletic training, exerciseâ\x80\x9d) and ' 'â\x80\x9cgumnÃ³sâ\x80\x9d (â\x80\x9cnakedâ\x80\x9d).\n' '\n' '**Related: [Best History ' 'Podcasts](https://parade.com/1059330/marynliles/best-history-podcasts/)**\n' '\n' '17\\. In 1386, a pig was executed in France. In the ' 'Middle Ages, the pig attacked a child who went to die ' 'later from their wounds. The pig was arrested, kept in ' 'prison, and then sent to court where it stood trial for ' 'murder, was found guilty, and then executed by ' 'hanging!'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '295f5d63-2442-4f44-a19e-9599d21f1fe4', 'metadata': {'chunk': 17.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '77\\. The fastest surgeon ever ended up causing a 300% ' 'mortality rateâ\x80\x94shocking, right?! Surgeon Robert ' 'Liston was considered â\x80\x9cthe fastest knife in the ' 'West.â\x80\x9d He was a pioneer in speed surgery. When ' 'performing a battlefield amputation in front of a group ' 'of spectators, Liston cut through his patientâ\x80\x99s ' 'leg so quickly that he accidentally cut the fingers off ' 'the person who was helping him. One man who witnessed ' 'the surgery collapsed and died of a heart attack. Then ' 'Listonâ\x80\x99s patient _and_ his assistant died of ' 'blood poisoning from their joint amputation, making him ' 'the only surgeon in history to have a 300% mortality ' 'rate.\n' '\n' '78\\. There were â\x80\x9cdance marathonsâ\x80\x9d ' 'during the Great Depression. These human endurance ' 'contests served as a way of giving financially unstable ' 'married couples a roof over their head and food to eat ' 'for a few days. The dance partners would take turns ' 'sleeping while the other propped them up and continued ' 'dancing with them.\n' '\n' '79\\. One in 200 men are direct descendants of Genghis ' 'Khan. The Mongolian Emperor was known for siring at ' 'least 11 children. Scientists conducted a study in 2003 ' 'that showed that one in 200 men share a Y chromosome ' 'with the conqueror.\n' '\n' '80\\. In the Victorian era, men with mustaches used ' 'special cups. Pragmatically called â\x80\x9cmustache ' 'cups,â\x80\x9d these specially-made mugs had guards on ' 'them which prevented a manâ\x80\x99s mustache from ' 'dipping into their warm cup of tea!\n' '\n' '## **Random History Facts**\n' '\n' '81\\. 46 BC was 445 days long and is the longest year ' 'in human history. Nicknamed the year of confusion, this ' 'year had two extra leap months inserted by Julius ' 'Caesar. This was in order to make his newly-formed ' 'Julian Calendar match up with the seasonal year.\n' '\n' '82\\. Back in Colonial America, slaves could win their ' 'freedom through lawsuits. Although there was a low ' 'chance of succeeding, winning in court meant that the ' "slave was now a citizen. Since slaves often didn't have " 'last names and needed a [last ' 'name](https://parade.com/1214196/marynliles/unique-cool-last-names/) ' 'to be a citizen, they were often just given the last ' "name of 'Freeman.'"}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '19571299-225b-47cf-996d-6d05779f8a8d', 'metadata': {'chunk': 19.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '90\\. In 1710, Native American leaders traveled to ' 'Britain to visit Queen Anne. The four Mohawk Kings from ' 'one of the Iroquois Confederacyâ\x80\x99s Five Nations ' 'and the Algonquian peoples were treated with high honor ' 'as diplomats. Transported through the streets of London ' 'in Royal Carriages, they were personally met by the ' 'Queen herself at the Court of St. James Palace.\n' '\n' '91\\. The 7.62mm rifle bullet was created 129 years ' 'ago. The AK47 ammunition was developed by the Russian ' 'Empire in 1891\\. Originally designed for the ' 'Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifle, this ammunition is ' 'still in use today.\n' '\n' '92\\. ' '[Shakespeare](https://parade.com/1071386/kelseypelzer/william-shakespeare-quotes/) ' 'originated the â\x80\x9cyo mommaâ\x80\x9d ' '[joke](https://parade.com/940979/kelseypelzer/best-dad-jokes/). ' 'In his play, _Titus Andronicus_, one of the characters, ' 'Chiron, exclaims, â\x80\x9cThou has undone our ' 'mother,â\x80\x9d to which another character, Aaron, ' 'replies, â\x80\x9cVillain, I have done thy ' 'mother.â\x80\x9d\n' '\n' '93\\. Hollywood moved from New York to Los Angeles to ' 'escape Edisonâ\x80\x99s patents. Thomas Edison had ' 'patents on over 1,000 different things, including most ' 'of the technology needed to make high-end movies. So ' 'independent filmmakers moved to California, an area of ' 'the country where the judges werenâ\x80\x99t as ' 'friendly to Edison and his patents.\n' '\n' '94\\. Charles Darwin invented his own wheeled office ' 'chair. The famous researcher found that, in his study ' 'area, he would have to go through the rigmarole of ' 'walking about the office from bench to bench, desk to ' 'desk. So, to maximize his productivity and save him ' 'some valuable study time, he decided to attach wheels ' 'to his luxurious armchair.\n' '\n' '95\\. The Circus Maximum in Rome is still the largest ' 'capacity sports arena ever built. It was used for the ' 'execution of prisoners, part of the Roman Triumph, and ' 'chariot racing. Historians believe the Circus Maximum ' 'could hold between 150,000 â\x80\x93 250,000 people at ' 'any given time.'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '99a5a470-f3aa-44d7-b971-8e74bd454960', 'metadata': {'chunk': 20.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '96\\. Spartans were so rich that nobody had to work. ' 'Ancient Sparta was an immensely wealthy country. Mainly ' 'due to their conquest and domination of their ' 'neighbors, the Helots. When a Spartan boy reached ' 'adulthood and became a man, the Spartan state awarded ' 'him with an allotment of public farmland. They also ' 'rewarded him with a constituent of Helot slaves to work ' 'it.\n' '\n' '97\\. Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs used their slaves as ' 'flycatchers. They would lather their slaves in honey, ' 'which would attract any flies to their slaves rather ' 'than themselves, as well as trap and kill the flies.\n' '\n' '98\\. During a Roman Triumph, soldiers sang lewd songs ' 'about their commanders to amuse the crowds. A Roman ' 'Triumph was kind of like a parade where a Roman General ' 'and his army would march through the streets, ' 'celebrating that they conquered new territory for Rome. ' 'There were many celebratory customs that occurred ' 'during a Triumph. One of which was for the returning ' 'Roman soldiers to sing crude and banter-like chants ' 'about their commanders for the amusement of the ' 'crowds.\n' '\n' '99\\. Despite the legend, George Washington ' 'didnâ\x80\x99t have wooden teeth! The first American ' 'President had luxury dentures that were made out of ' 'gold, lead, and ivory, as well as being a mixture of ' 'animal and human teeth!\n' '\n' '100\\. The term â\x80\x9csaved by the bellâ\x80\x9d ' 'does not originate from people being buried alive. ' 'Because of bells attached to coffins back in the day, ' 'people wrongly assume that the term â\x80\x9csaved by ' 'the bellâ\x80\x9d comes from people being saved by ' 'these coffin bells. However, the term actually comes ' 'from boxing.\n' '\n' '101\\. One man survived both the atomic bombing of ' 'Hiroshima and then later Nagasaki. Tsutomu Yamaguchi ' 'was a 29-year-old Naval Engineer on a three-month ' 'business trip to Hiroshima. He survived the atomic bomb ' 'on August 6th, 1945, despite being less than 2 miles ' 'away from ground zero. On August 7th, he boarded a ' 'train back to his hometown of Nagasaki. On August 9th, ' 'while being with colleagues at an office building, ' 'another boom split the sound barrier. A flash of white ' 'light filled the sky. Yamaguchi emerged from the ' 'wreckage with only minor injuries on top of his current ' 'injuries. He had survived two nuclear blasts in two ' 'days.'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': 'ee8b1884-cded-4604-bdb3-bfcedaeb2250', 'metadata': {'chunk': 3.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '* [Diet](https://parade.com/tag/diet/)\n' '* [Holidays](https://parade.com/holidays/) \n' ' * [Easter](https://parade.com/easter/) \n' " * [Father's Day](https://parade.com/fathers-day/) \n" ' * [Fourth of ' 'July](https://parade.com/fourth-of-july/) \n' ' * [Memorial ' 'Day](https://parade.com/memorial-day/) \n' " * [Mother's Day](https://parade.com/mothers-day/) \n" " * [St. Patrick's " 'Day](https://parade.com/st-patricks-day/) \n' ' * [Christmas](https://parade.com/christmas/) \n' ' * [Halloween](https://parade.com/halloween/) \n' ' * ' '[Thanksgiving](https://parade.com/thanksgiving/) \n' " * [Valentine's " 'Day](https://parade.com/valentines-day/) \n' " * [New Year's Eve](https://parade.com/new-years/)\n" '* [Shopping](https://parade.com/shopping/) \n' ' * [Gift Guides](https://parade.com/gifts/) \n' ' * [Deals](https://parade.com/tag/deals/)\n' '* [newsletter](https://parade.com/newsletters)\n' '* [National Day ' 'Calendar](http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/)\n' '* [](https://www.instagram.com/parademag/)\n' '* [](https://pinterest.com/parademag/)\n' '* [](https://www.youtube.com/user/ParadeMagazine)\n' '* [](https://www.facebook.com/parademag)\n' '* [](https://twitter.com/ParadeMagazine)\n' '* [](https://tiktok.com/@parademag)'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': 'ab9d3070-8d3b-4279-bb86-80a3aa3a8c45', 'metadata': {'chunk': 21.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '102\\. Since the end of WWI, over 1,000 people have ' 'died from leftover unexploded bombs. During the Great ' 'War, an estimated 200 pounds of explosives were fired ' 'per square foot of territory on the Western front. ' 'However, not all of these shells exploded. Since 1919, ' 'over 1,000 civilians and ordnance collectors have died ' 'from explosions caused by these in France and Belgium.\n' '\n' '103\\. [Albert ' 'Einstein](https://parade.com/1240718/kelseypelzer/albert-einstein-quotes/) ' 'turned down the presidency of Israel. Einstein ' 'wasnâ\x80\x99t a citizen of Israel. However, he was ' 'Jewish. The German-born physicist was offered the post ' 'but turned it down in 1952, saying: â\x80\x9cI am ' 'deeply moved by the offer from our State of Israel, and ' 'at once saddened and ashamed that I cannot accept it. ' 'All my life I have dealt with objective matters, hence ' 'I lack both the natural aptitude and the experience to ' 'deal properly with people and to exercise official ' 'functions.â\x80\x9d\n' '\n' '104\\. Thomas Edison didnâ\x80\x99t invent most of the ' 'stuff he patented. Itâ\x80\x99s fair to say that Edison ' 'was one of the worldâ\x80\x99s most notorious ' 'intellectual property thieves. Of the 1,093 things he ' 'put a patent on, he stole most of them from geniuses ' 'like Nikola Tesla, Wilhelm Rontgen, and Joseph Swan ' '(who originally invented the lightbulb!).\n' '\n' '105\\. Genghis Khan was tolerant of all religions. One ' 'was his interest in learning ' '[philosophical](https://parade.com/1185047/marynliles/philosophical-questions/) ' 'and moral lessons from other religions. Despite being a ' 'Tengrist, he often consulted with Buddhist monks, ' 'Muslims, Christian missionaries, and Taoist monks.\n' '\n' '106\\. Captain Morgan was a real person! The face of ' 'the much-loved [rum](https://parade.com/food/best-rums) ' 'brand was a Welsh privateer who fought against the ' 'Spanish alongside the English in the Caribbean. His ' 'full name was Sir Henry Morgan, and he was knighted by ' 'King Charles II.\n' '\n' '107\\. Turkeys were once worshiped as Gods. The Mayan ' 'people believed turkeys were the vessels of the Gods ' 'and honored them with worship.'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '418f3a84-5af9-475c-b353-c7918640d724', 'metadata': {'chunk': 10.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '**Related: [4th of July Facts and ' 'History](https://parade.com/1047578/lindsaylowe/4th-of-july-facts-history/)**\n' '\n' '33\\. As Saint Lawrence was roasted on a gridiron by ' 'the prefect of Rome during the persecution of ' 'Christians, legend says he cheerfully declared: "I\'m ' 'well done on this side. Turn me over!" Because of this, ' 'he derives his patronage of cooks, chefs, and ' 'comedians.\n' '\n' '34\\. In 1998, 1,200 bones from some ten human bodies ' "were found in the basement of Ben Franklin's house. " 'Before you go crafting a murder mystery about the ' 'Founding Father, know it was revealed that the bodies ' 'were used in the study of human anatomy.\n' '\n' '35\\. The tallest married couple ever recorded was Anna ' 'Haining Swan, who was 7\'11", and Martin Van Buren ' 'Bates, who was 7\'9". When she gave birth, ' 'Swanâ\x80\x99s baby was 22 pounds.\n' '\n' '36\\. In 1945, a balloon bomb launched by Japan landed ' 'in Oregon. It fell upon a woman and five children, who ' 'died when it exploded. These were the only World War II ' 'casualties on US soil.\n' '\n' '37\\. Roman gladiators often became celebrities and ' 'even endorsed products! Children would even play with ' 'gladiator â\x80\x98action figuresâ\x80\x99 made out of ' 'clay. Also, their sweat was considered an aphrodisiac, ' 'and women would mix it into their skincare products\n' '\n' '38\\. Johnny Appleseed was a real person! His real name ' 'was John Chapman, and his hometown was Leominster, ' 'Massachusetts. He also has a street named after him, ' 'though the city planners decided it would be more ' 'poetic to use his mythical name: Johnny Appleseed ' 'Lane.\n' '\n' '39\\. Cars werenâ\x80\x99t invented in the United ' 'States! The first car was actually created in the 19th ' 'century when European engineers Karl Benz and Emile ' 'Levassor were working on automobile inventions. Benz ' 'patented the first automobile in 1886.\n' '\n' '40\\. Abraham Lincoln was also a licensed bartender. In ' '1833, the 16th president opened up a bar called Berry ' 'and Lincoln with his friend William F. Berry in New ' 'Salem, Illinois. The shop was eventually closed when ' "Berry, a raging alcoholic, consumed most of the shop's " 'supply.\n' '\n' '## **Weird History Facts**'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '2b657db3-13d6-4ce7-b93d-ff3ccd9503a4', 'metadata': {'chunk': 24.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '121\\. The Colosseum was originally clad entirely in ' 'marble. When you visit or see the Colosseum these days, ' 'youâ\x80\x99ll notice how the stone exterior appears to ' 'be covered in pockmarks all across its surface. The ' 'reason for the pockmarks is, after the fall of Rome, ' 'the city was looted and pillaged by the Goths. They ' 'took all of the marble from the Colosseum and stripped ' 'it down to its bare stone setting.\n' '\n' '122\\. Augustus Caesar was the wealthiest man to ever ' 'live in history. Nephew and heir of Julius Caesar, ' 'Emperor Augustus had an estimated net worth of $.46 ' 'trillion when counting for inflation.\n' '\n' '123\\. Only 6 people died in the Great Fire of London. ' 'The great fire of 1666 apparently traced its way to a ' 'bakerâ\x80\x99s oven and caused massive damage across ' 'the city of London. However, despite destroying over ' '13,500 houses and displacing 80,000 people, it only ' 'claimed the lives of 6 unlucky Londoners.\n' '\n' '124\\. Count Dracula was inspired by a real person. The ' 'titular Count was based on none other than ' 'historyâ\x80\x99s own Vlad the Impaler. As the monarch ' 'of Wallachia, a Romanian region of Transylvania, Vlad ' 'soon made a fearsome reputation for himself by killing ' 'and impaling the still-twitching bodies of his enemies ' 'on long sticks which he planted outside his castle.\n' '\n' '125\\. The World War II army of the US is the biggest ' 'army in history. Due in part to the surge of American ' 'patriotism and because of conscription, the US Army ' 'numbered 12,000,000 soldiers by the end of the war in ' '1945.\n' '\n' '_Check out..._'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '919d5fcf-04d8-43f0-ac4a-9ce92e641dc5', 'metadata': {'chunk': 11.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '## **Weird History Facts**\n' '\n' '41\\. Vladimir Pravik was one of the first firefighters ' 'to reach the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April ' '26th, 1986\\. The radiation was so strong that it ' 'changed his eye color from brown to blue. Like the ' 'majority of the first responders to the radioactive ' 'disaster, Vladimir died 15 days later from severe ' 'radiation poisoning.\n' '\n' '42\\. Roman Catholics in Bavaria founded a secret ' 'society in 1740 called the Order of the Pug. New ' 'members had to wear dog collars and scratch at the door ' 'to get in. This para-Masonic society was reportedly ' 'active until 1902!\n' '\n' '43\\. King Henry VIII of England had servants who were ' 'called "Grooms of Stool," whose job was to wipe his ' 'bottom after he went to the bathroom. During his reign, ' 'he had all of those four such people knighted.\n' '\n' '44\\. 14 years before the infamous Titanic sank, author ' 'Morgan Robertson wrote the novella _Futility_. It was ' 'about the large unsinkable ship "Titan" hitting an ' 'iceberg in the Northern Atlantic. Whatâ\x80\x99s even ' 'weirder is the Titanic and the fictional Titan did not ' 'have enough lifeboats for the thousands of passengers ' 'on boardâ\x80\x94coincidence?\n' '\n' '45\\. Between the 11th and 19th centuries, a number of ' 'Buddhist monks successfully mummified themselves. They ' 'adopted a practice called Sokushinbutsu in which they ' 'gradually weaned themselves off food and water and ' 'essentially starved themselves to death over the course ' 'of a thousand days. It was believed that by ' 'successfully mummifying themselves, the monks would ' 'achieve true enlightenment.\n' '\n' '46\\. The ancient Romans often used stale urine as ' 'mouthwash. The main ingredient in urine is ammonia ' 'which acts as a powerful cleaning agent. Urine became ' 'so in demand that Romans who traded in it actually had ' 'to pay a tax!\n' '\n' '47\\. While in power, Pope Gregory IX declared that ' 'cats were to be associated with devil worship and had ' 'them exterminated. Some believed that the disappearance ' 'of those cats helped rats spread the bubonic plague, ' 'aka the Black Death, that killed millions of people in ' 'the 1300s.\n' '\n' '48\\. Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, a Russian mystic and ' 'friend to Czar Nicolas II, reportedly survived being ' 'poisoned, shot, and stabbed numerous times before he ' 'was finally drowned in the Volga river.'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '81ea7d14-fb74-44f1-9a0b-682ab4b2752a', 'metadata': {'chunk': 12.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '49\\. From the 1940s to the 1970s, Yale, plus other Ivy ' 'League schools like Harvard, Vassar, and Brown, ' 'required their freshmen to pose nude for a photoshoot. ' 'The goal was to gather material for a massive study ' 'into how rickets developed, and that involved sticking ' 'pins to the backs of the subjects, male and female. ' 'Generations of the countryâ\x80\x99s elite who went to ' 'the Ivy Leagues posed, and the archives included the ' 'naked photos of well-known figures ranging from George ' 'W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, and [Meryl ' 'Streep](https://parade.com/celebrities/meryl-streep-net-worth). ' 'The photos were destroyed after news leaked and the ' 'study was denounced.\n' '\n' '50\\. The Luftwaffe had a master interrogator, Hanns ' 'Scharff, whose tactic was being as nice as possible. ' 'Scharffâ\x80\x99s best tactics for getting information ' 'out of prisoners included: ' '[nature](https://parade.com/1034896/marynliles/nature-quotes/) ' 'walks without guards present, baking them homemade ' 'food, cracking ' '[jokes](https://parade.com/968634/parade/jokes-for-kids/), ' 'drinking beers, and afternoon tea with German fighter ' 'aces. His techniques were so successful that the US ' 'military later incorporated his methods into their own ' 'interrogation schools.\n' '\n' '51\\. In Ancient Asia, death by elephant was a popular ' 'form of execution. They could be taught to slowly break ' 'bones, crush skulls, twist off limbs, or even execute ' 'people using large blades fitted to their tusks. In ' 'some parts of Asia, this method of execution was still ' 'popular up to the late 19th century.\n' '\n' '52\\. Using forks used to be seen as sacrilegious. The ' 'widely used eating utensils were once seen as ' 'blasphemous and an offense to God. Why? Because they ' 'were "artificial hands" and, as such, were considered ' 'to be sacrilegious.\n' '\n' '53\\. Mary indeed had a little lamb. Her name was Mary ' 'Sawyer. She was an 11-year-old girl who lived in Boston ' 'and one day was followed to school by her pet lamb. In ' 'the late 1860s, she helped raise money for an old ' 'church by selling wool from the lamb.'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': 'e2c8fce3-884f-4fc6-9fdf-7832a6ad38dd', 'metadata': {'chunk': 28.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '* [Ninja Air Fryer ' 'Recipes](/1177364/kelli-acciardo/ninja-air-fryer-recipes/)\n' '* [Recipes](/recipes/)\n' '* [Soups](/1133959/parade/best-soup-recipes/)\n' '* [Weight Watchers ' 'Recipes](/969844/parade/weight-watchers-recipes/)\n' '**Life**\n' '* [Angel ' 'Numbers](/1158156/ashleylauretta/what-are-angel-numbers/)\n' '* [Astrology](/astrology/)\n' '* [Connections Hint](/tag/connections/)\n' '* [Dad Jokes](/940979/kelseypelzer/best-dad-jokes/)\n' '* [Family](/family/)\n' '* [Funny Jokes](/1041830/marynliles/clean-jokes/)\n' '* [Good Morning ' 'Quotes](/936820/parade/good-morning-quotes/)\n' '* [Happy Birthday ' 'Wishes](/living/happy-birthday-wishes-messages)\n' '* [Home and Garden](https://paradehomeandgarden.com/)\n' '* [Knock Knock ' 'Jokes](/944054/parade/knock-knock-jokes/)\n' '* [Living](/living/)\n' '* [Never Have I Ever ' 'Questions](/966617/parade/never-have-i-ever-questions/)\n' '* [Pets](https://paradepets.com/)\n' '* [Popular Baby ' 'Names](/969021/marynliles/popular-baby-names/)\n' '* [Questions to Ask a ' 'Girl](/1286882/marynliles/questions-to-ask-a-girl/)\n' '* [Questions to Ask a ' 'Guy](/968403/parade/questions-to-ask-a-guy/)\n' '* [Wordle Today](/tag/wordle/)\n' '**Health**\n' '* [Ab Workouts for ' 'Women](/1249660/kaitlin-vogel/best-ab-exercises-for-women/)\n' '* [Best Leg Exercises](/health/best-leg-exercises)\n' '* [Cold and Flu](/cold-and-flu/)\n' '* [Diet](/tag/diet/)\n' '* [Dumbbell Back ' 'Exercises](/1303603/kaitlin-vogel/dumbbell-back-exercises/)\n' '* [Fitness ' 'Quotes](/1045407/marynliles/fitness-quotes/)'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': 'eb2b4691-3e57-400a-aaff-27cac5e6c42e', 'metadata': {'chunk': 13.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '54\\. Back in the 16th century, the wealthy elite used ' 'to eat dead bodies. It was rumored the cadavers could ' 'cure diseases. The highest delicacy? Egyptian mummies.\n' '\n' '55\\. [Winston ' 'Churchill](https://parade.com/1034871/marynliles/winston-churchill-quotes/) ' 'typically smoked eight to ten cigars a day, sometimes ' 'as much as fifteen. During the American prohibition, he ' 'would get a doctorâ\x80\x99s note saying he needed to ' 'drink â\x80\x9cindefiniteâ\x80\x9d amounts of alcohol ' 'when he would come and visit the states.\n' '\n' '56\\. 100 million years ago, the Sahara Desert was ' 'inhabited by galloping crocodiles. Back then, the ' 'Sahara Desert was a lush oasis full of ' '[life](https://parade.com/937586/parade/life-quotes/) ' 'and full of predators. In 2009, fossil hunters found ' 'the remains of crocodiles that had large land-going ' 'legs that were capable of galloping across the land at ' 'breakneck speeds!\n' '\n' '57\\. Before the 19th century, dentures were made from ' 'dead soldiersâ\x80\x99 teeth. After the Battle of ' 'Waterloo, dentists ran to the battlefield to seek out ' 'teeth from the thousands of dead soldiers. They then ' 'took their bounty to their dental practices and crafted ' 'them into dentures for the toothless elite.\n' '\n' '58\\. Roman Emperor Gaius, also known as Caligula, made ' 'one of his favorite horses a senator. The emperor loved ' 'his horse, named Incitatus, so much that he gave him a ' 'marble stall, an ivory manger, a jeweled collar, and ' 'even a house! Caligula also allegedly planned to make ' 'his trusty steed Consul before his assassination.'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': 'ad548dca-7190-40cc-952d-a6299b70e50a', 'metadata': {'chunk': 14.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '59\\. Sure, weâ\x80\x99ve all heard of the Boston Tea ' 'Party but what about the Boston Molasses Disaster? On ' '[January](https://parade.com/living/january-holidays-observances) ' '15, 1919, a 90-foot wide cast-iron tank filled to the ' 'brim with sticky molasses exploded and spilled 2.5 ' 'million gallons of crude molasses into the streets of ' 'Boston. The brown stuff ran through the streets like a ' 'tsunami, with 15-foot high waves reaching speeds of 35 ' 'miles per hour. The molasses demolished everything in ' 'its path, toppling buildings, drowning horses, and ' 'eventually killing 21 and injuring 150.\n' '\n' '60\\. When Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were ' 'beheaded, it is said that people dipped handkerchiefs ' 'in their blood to keep as souvenirs. In 2011, a group ' 'of scientists confirmed that a blood-stained ' 'handkerchief dated approximately 1793 was soaked in the ' 'blood of Louis XVI.\n' '\n' '61\\. In 1644, English statesman Oliver Cromwell banned ' 'the eating of pie. He declared it a pagan form of ' 'pleasure. For 16 years, pie eating and making went ' 'underground until the Restoration leaders lifted the ' 'ban on pie in 1660.\n' '\n' '62\\. John Adams and [Thomas ' 'Jefferson](https://parade.com/living/thomas-jefferson-quotes), ' 'Founding Fathers and the 2nd and 3rd Presidents of the ' 'United States, respectively, died within hours of each ' 'other on July 4, 1826â\x80\x94the 50th ' '[anniversary](https://parade.com/1219463/marynliles/happy-anniversary-wishes/) ' 'of the adoption of The Declaration of Independence. ' 'Adams\' last words were, "Jefferson lives," unaware ' 'that his old friend had died earlier that day.\n' '\n' '63\\. Joan of Arc convinced Charles VII she could lead ' 'his armies with no experience. She routed the English, ' 'survived a 60-foot escape leap from a tower uninjured, ' 'was falsely accused of heresy, and burned at the stake, ' 'all between the ages of 17 and 19\\. She was guided by ' 'voices only she could hear.'}, 'score': 0.0, 'values': []}, {'id': '7b7dee30-5369-40dc-b0f3-e68f1fed467c', 'metadata': {'chunk': 22.0, 'file_name': 'parade-com-1099930-marynliles-history-facts-65179.txt', 'is_dict': 'no', 'text': '108\\. Fox Tossing was once a popular sport. Popular ' 'with Europeâ\x80\x99s elite during the 17th and 18th ' 'centuries, fox tossing would involve a person throwing ' 'a fox as far and as high as they could!\n' '\n' '109\\. The saying â\x80\x9cfly off the handleâ\x80\x9d ' 'originates from the 1800s. Itâ\x80\x99s a saying that ' 'refers to cheap axe heads flying off their handles when ' 'swung backward before a chop.\n' '\n' '110\\. 4% of the Normandy beaches are made up of ' 'shrapnel from the D-Day Landings. More than 5,000 tons ' 'of bombs were dropped by the Allies on the Axis powers ' 'as part of the prelude to the Normandy landings. ' 'Scientists who have studied the sand on the beaches of ' 'Normandy and theyâ\x80\x99ve found microscopic bits of ' 'smoothed-down shrapnel from the landings.\n' '\n' '111\\. A Japanese fighter pilot once dropped wreaths ' 'over the ' '[ocean](https://parade.com/1313865/kelseypelzer/ocean-quotes/) ' 'to commemorate the dead from both sides during WWII. ' 'During a sea battle in the Pacific Ocean in ' '[December](https://parade.com/living/december-holidays-observances) ' '1940, two Royal Navy ships, the HMS _Prince of Wales_, ' 'and the HMS _Repulse_ were sunk by Japanese fighters. ' 'The following day, Japanese Flight Lieutenant Haruki ' 'Iki flew to the location of the battle and dropped two ' 'wreaths over the seas.\n' '\n' '112\\. An ancient text called the Voynich Manuscript ' 'still baffles scientists. Hand-written in an unknown ' 'language, the Voynich Manuscript has been carbon-dated ' 'to roughly 1404â\x80\x931438\\. 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