50 historical facts you were never taught in school

 

18.Buddha Gave the smartest quote on love.

Buddha was once asked – What is the difference between ” I like you” and “I love you“? His answer was so beautiful and satisfying.

“When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily!”

— Gautama Buddha

19.Jewish slaves didn’t build the Pyramids.

The newly discovered tombs of people who worked on the Great Pyramids of Giza evidence that the pyramids were built by workers, not slaves. As it’s less likely for slaves to get buried in a proper and respectable way.

20.Vikings didn’t wear horned helmets.

It was the outcome of people’s imagination and the result of some fascinating historical transposition rather than a true fact.

There is no archaeological evidence that proves Vikings wore horned helmets. The helmets were used in order to protect the head from impact during the battle, but having a pair of horns doesn’t make sense in any way. Horned helmets, rather decrease the strength of helmets.

21. Albert Einstein was offered the Presidency of Israel.

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952 but he rejected it saying he lacked “the natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with people“

22.Before dentures were invented, The teeth of the dead were used as dentures.

In the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, the teeth of dead soldiers were pulled out and sold to dentists where they boil them, cut off their roots, mix with gold and shape them into dentures

23.The Government of the US Poisoned Alcohol during the 19’s.

In the year 1926 the government of the US decided to poison alcohol When people continued to consume alcohol despite its banning. Statistics show that more than ten thousand people died due to the consumption of such alcohol.

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