50 historical facts you were never taught in school

 9. The oldest known book in the world is Rig Veda.

The Rigveda is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns and is considered to be the oldest continual sacred writing. It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts known as the Vedas and is also the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text.

It is the OLDEST scripture containing a collection of 1,028 poems of the World following its other 3 Vedas and Upanishads. It dates back to about 1900-1500 BCE.

10. The University of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire.

The Aztec Empire was established in 1428 whereas the University of Oxford was established as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

11.Women Were Once Banned from Smoking in Public.

In 1908, a so-called law known as the ‘Sullivan Ordinance‘ was passed in New York City and it was declared that it will be illegal for a woman to smoke in public places. The rule only lasted for two weeks.

12. Abraham Lincoln was a champion wrestler.

Abraham Lincoln was a skilled wrestler who lost only a single match throughout his carrier of approximately 300 matches. He is enshrined in the Wrestling Hall of Fame.

13. The Roman Empire lasted for more than 1,000 years.

The Roman Empire was founded by Augustus Caesar in 31 BC and lasted till 476 AD marking the longest empire that lasted for more than 14 centuries. “ We have been getting a lot of comments wondering how 31 BC and 476 AD sums up to 1400 years. After the fall of the Roman Empire in 476AD, the Eastern Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire lasted until around 1453 A.D. “

14. Hundreds of millions of people across Europe and Asia died due to the Black Death.

The Black Death, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis was the deadliest disease ever recorded by mankind. The Black Death resulted in the deaths of up to 75–200 million people in Eurasia and North Africa, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351.

15. A war lasted 335 years with Zero causalities and no deaths.

The war between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly ( rather an alleged state of war ) was fought for 335 years due to a lack of a peace treaty. The hypothetical war finally came to end with peace declared in 1986.

16. The longest war fought continued for 781 years.

The Iberian Religious War The conflict, known as the “Reconquista,” was fought between the Catholic Spanish Empire and the Moors living in present-day Morocco and Algeria from 711 to 1492.

17. In Ancient Rome, urine was used as a Mouthwash.

It was common to use urine as a mouthwash in Ancient Rome due to its good cleansing property. Both Human and Animal urine contains ammonia which acts as a cleansing agent, therefore, is capable of whitening teeth.

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