100 History Facts that Will Shock You

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[xenialafleur]

There were also 3 Presidents in 1841. Van Buren finished his term in March, William Henry Harrison died in April, and then Tyler became President.

[lohwenli]

Bro stopped narrating for TopTenz, now does Top Hundreds 😁

[Roguefem]

"fluffy onslaught" and "relentless wave of bunnies" are some of the greatest phrases I've ever heard. 😆🐇🐰🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇

[juggalowildwings]

I was disappointed when Simon left Visualpolitik but with all this content he now provides he made up for it tenfold. This guy is a treasure.

[caodesignworks]

People literally lifted half a city block of office buildings and somehow there are still people out there who believe we couldn't build the pyramids

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0:35 - N°1 - The russian baltic fleet had a disastrous voyage in 1905
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3:20 - N°2 - Spain used to throw platinum into the ocean
4:35 - N°3 - Alexander the great held a drinking contest that killed several contestants
5:25 - N°4 - Liberia once held the most rigged election in history
6:30 - N°5 - The moon landing had to be altered at the last second
7:50 - N°6 - Chicago once lifted the whole city
10:35 - N°7 - The oldest grape wine ever found is 8000 years old
11:20 - N°8 - Cortes had a unique way to communicate with the aztecs
13:15 - N°9 - The US tricked the USSR into selling them titanium
14:20 - N°10 - There was once a car race from new york to paris
15:55 - N°11 - Ancient india performed the 1st ever rhinoplasties
16:40 - N°12 - Rome loved a fruit so much they ate it to extinction
17:40 - N°13 - Teddy roosevelt finished a speech after being shot
19:05 - N°14 - 46 BC was the longest calendar year in history
21:20 - N°15 - Native americans had clam garden before the pyramids were built
22:20 - N°16 - The 1st chess engine was a hoax
24:15 - N°17 - Ancient china designed the 1st ever earthquake detector
25:10 - N°18 - The mystery nuke detonated in 1979
26:35 - N°19 - Cannons were used as sun clokcs
27:25 - N°20 - Ancient egyptians used honey to treat wounds
28:15 - N°21 - The soviet union had an all women air force regiment in WW2
29:55 - N°22 - Shakespeare may have the 1st recorded "your mom" joke
30:20 - N°23 - The main cause of death in the dublin whisky fire wasn't fire
31:10 - N°24 - The pirate capital of the world sank into the ocean
32:30 - N°25 - Iceland is home to the world oldest parliament
33:45 - N°26 - Greece & bulgaria went to war over a dog
34:50 - N°27 - Wall street used to have an actual wall
35:30 - N°28 - Georges H W Bush was almost cannibalized
36:10 - N°29 - Chocolate was a form of currency in ancient america
37:05 - N°30 - China exported grain throughout the great famine
38:10 - N°31 - Typhoons defended Japan from the mongols twice
39:20 - N°32 - In WWI, french prostitutes charged more if they had syphilis
40:20 - N°33 - The plain of jars is a complete historical mystery
41:35 - N°34 - A man burned the temple of Artemis just to become famous
42:50 - N°35 - The US considered dying Mount fuji black in WWII
43:35 - N°36 - One of history deadliest wars may have ended due to a mistranslation
46:10 - N°37 - The largest ever chariot battle might have been a draw
47:10 - N°38 - Andrew jackson tried to beat up his would be assassin
48:15 - N°39 - The US stole bells from the philippines for an entire century
49:20 - N°40 - Medieval christians were jealous of viking hygiene
50:40 - N°41 - The great fire of london helped save the city from the Blitz
52:05 - N°42 - Einstein biggest blunder wasn't a blunder
53:00 - N°43 - The polynesians probably got to the americas before columbus
56:00 - N°44 - Paper clips were a sign of resistance in Norway
57:10 - N°45 - There were 3 US president in 1881
58:00 - N°46 - People whipped themselves trying to cure the black death
59:10 - N°47 - Neanderthals created art perhaps even before Homo sapiens
1:00:15 - N°48 - The korean alphabet was invented to be easy to learn
1:01:25 - N°49 - Napoleon was once attacked by an army of rabbits
1:02:30 - N°50 - The pyramids used to have shiny, polished tops
1:03:15 - N°51 - The sphink once had a nose & maybe a beard
1:04:30 - N°52 - Gutenberg did not invent the 1st printing press
1:05:30 - N°53 - Columbus used a lunar eclipse to scare natives
1:06:45 - N°54 - Hitler's health was a total disaster
1:08:35 - N°55 - India had the 1st hot tubs
1:09:10 - N°56 - Alexander the great wasted water to inspire his troops
1:10:05 - N°57 - The last german surrender of WWII was months after the war's end
1:11:05 - N°58 - Early vikings may have used a sun compass
1:12:15 - N°59 - The oldest cheese in the world was found in Egypt
1:12:55 - N°60 - Winston churchill had a doctor's note to drink alcohol in the US
1:13:45 - N°61 - China built an entire fleet just to show off their money
1:15:10 - N°62 - The USSR basically deleted the aral sea
1:16:25 - N°63 - Ancient cultures used meteors to make iron tools
1:17:05 - N°64 - Yugoslavia had a special luxury train for foreign diplomacy
1:17:50 - N°65 - Teddy roosevelt had a rebellious daughter
1:18:50 - N°66 - The 1st recorded joke is a fart joke
1:19:30 - N°67 - Paraguay allowed polygamy after the war of the triple alliance
1:20:30 - N°68 - The mongols used psychological warfare to take cities without a fight
1:21:40 - N°69 - The term Aspergers was coined by the Nazis (Yay, my syndrome)
1:23:10 - N°70 - Surgeons used to wear bloody aprons to show their experience
1:24:00 - N°71 - The buddahs of bamiyan had a tough life
1:25:40 - N°72 - The wheel was independently invented in the ancient andes
1:26:40 - N°73 - Bird pool used to be highly valuable
1:28:05 - N°74 - The SS Baikal was a pretty big waste of money
1:29:40 - N°75 - An 1857 shipwreck sparked a 1990's insurance battle
1:31:00 - N°76 - Toronto once had clown vs firefighter riot
1:32:10 - N°77 - The invention of the elevator safety brake made skyscrapers possible
1:33:25 - N°78 - The ottoman had their own tulip craze
1:34:30 - N°79 - General macarthur was fired for wanting to nuke china
1:35:50 - N°80 - One of the aztecs's greatest warriors fell off a roof
1:36:50 - N°81 - A newspaper once convinced americans that there were bat people on the moon
1:38:25 - N°82 - The world oldest amputation was in southeast asia
1:39:05 - N°83 - Pythagoras believed beans were evil
1:39:50 - N°84 - Plato was a champion wrestler before becoming a philosopher
1:40:30 - N°85 - Galileo's middle finger was preserved
1:41:00 - N°86 - The 1st patents were granted in the 15th century
1:41:55 - N°87 - Land mines date back more than 700 years
1:42:45 - N°88 - Emperor sigismund was above the law & grammar
1:43:40 - N°89 - The remains at skeleton lake are still a mystery
1:44:55 - N°90 - The american revolution had battles in great britain
1:46:15 - N°91 - Countess elizabeth bathory might have been history most prolific serial killer
1:47:35 - N°92 - The longest marathon time in history was over 50 years
1:49:40 - N°93 - The last egyptian hieroglyph was carved in 436 AD
1:50:30 - N°94 - Playing cards were a currency in New france
1:51:25 - N°95 - The washington monument was capped with aluminium because it was considered rare
1:52:05 - N°96 - Coca cola once thwarted an assassination attempt
1:53:00 - N°97 - Nero probably didn't "fiddle while rome burned"
1:54:05 - N°98 - Mexico was a safe haven for escaped slaves
1:55:00 - N°99 - In 1858, hundreds of people were poisoned by candy
1:56:20 - N°100 - Britain once used cemetery guns to deter grave robbers

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History can be really fascinating. Sometimes it can shock you, sometimes it can amaze you, sometimes it can captivate you. History always be full of surprises.

[whitelaw]

I have to say thank you to Simon's better half.
Thanks for sharing your man with all us freaks. Hahaha

[MikeOB]

The Napoleon, rabbit story tickled me 😂 Clowns V Firefighters too 😂

[Paul_Ch]

Yes, rest now, Simon. You only have three more videos to make before taking a break for dinner.

[lostNtx]

Thank you for talking about Henry Morgan!! He was more than a rum 😂 he was interred in Port Royal and the quake took him home to the ocean. A huge portion of the town is underwater. I fell down a wormhole doing my ancestry 🤷‍♀️😂

[pierrevaillancourt]

The fart joke was a blast from the past

[JoyKilgour-sb]

Aww Simon the beards been trimmed, I thought you were going for the world record 😂👱

[NoahSteel-wxry]

1:40:01 “Plato (the famous philosopher) was a nickname given to him by his wrestling coach derived from the Greek word ‘platos, ’meaning broad.This name likely referred to Plato’s broad shoulders or physique”
What a Chad gentleman!! 😮😂

[_Ben___]

13 liters of anything, you'll die.

It could've been water and he'd die of hyponatremia.

[yynwuso]

On the Sphinx, there’s a ton of compelling evidence that the head was originally the shape of an Egyptian dog. The current head is way out of proportion and when the doh head is imposed upon the body it fits perfectly, and actually makes more sense. The current head was carved down by one of the Pharaohs.

[jackvos]

Indigenous Australians were farming eels 6, 600 years ago, before the construction of both Stonehenge and the Pyramids.

[LadyValkyri]

Teddy Roosevelt: The OG Badass. Thanks, Simon! Hugs to all!

[batticusmanacleas]

A well placed fart was probably making humans laugh long before we had speech, let alone writing.

[Calebya]

Shakespeare invented the name Jessica… idk why but that one gets me for some reason… like really??? Yes….