Weird and Bizarre Facts About Historical Figures #shorts #history

Did you know that Christopher Columbus thought the earth was shaped like a pear? Or that Salvador Dali dressed up as himself to a fancy dress party? Even more surprisingly, Coco Chanel was a Nazi sympathizer during World War II! It's amazing what you can learn about historical figures!

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[pixaln]

They weren’t young women. They were CHILDREN.

[drumdadsdl]

"I've been a very naughty boy .."
Jean Jacques Rousseau

[GloriousLuke]

“babe it’s not like that i’m just testing my celibacy with other women”

[chikkinator]

Rousseau is just a wild dude in general lol

[deathhappy]

"Her husband's heart in a jar" is very metal.

[MM-qckl]

The last one gives the Rousseau's quote "Man is born free but everywhere he's in 👄chains👄" a different meaning

[Schniklefritz_]

This guy: Salvador Dali once went to a party dressed as himself
Translation: Salvador Dali once went to a party

[DJ_Force]

If Ghandi was "testing his celibacy"...how often did he fail?

[thegreatazal]

Salvador Dali also used to doodle and sketch in his checkbook that way when he paid for anything they would never actually cash the check because it was worth more as an art piece

[lesliegrace]

For Ghandi, he forgot to say those “young women” were children

[nur-a-tasinruhan]

"call me Ben, cuz all my bitches 10"
-gandhi

"My girl might be a 9 on a bad day, but she's a 10 on her birthday"
-gandhi

[Fatherlesschild]

Columbus wasn’t convinced that the world was shaped like a pear 💀 He wrote once that as he travelled he felt he was journeying closer to the precipice upon the top of the world. This is referring to a structure commonly drawn on maps of the time, this myth comes from horrendous translation of his original writings.

[Indubitabl]

As a frenchman Rousseau was in fact, wildin 💀

[hangmanjangojames]

And south Park places Gandhi in hell for a reason

[DarwinArbiter]

Dali was soo bizarre already, that him being himself is enough.

[neisserguerrero]

Rousseau : "I think... therefore... spank my hiney!" 🤔😎🤩

[paulbadman_]

how to become salvador dali:
step 1: spend money on a party
step 2: dress up as yourself
step 3 watch as everyone gets confused

[tanveersingh]

You may have a major in mathematics
But I have a minor in my bed .
-Mahatma Gandhi 🙌🏼

[osheridan]

Forgot to mention it was usually his nieces Ghandi was with

[napoleonbonaparte]

"you have a major in math, and I have a minor in bed" - Gandi