Surprising Facts About COWBOYS

They’re the guys with the thousand yard stare. The one with six-shooters in their holsters, a broad-brim hat on their heads and enough jagged iron in their guts to break down even the toughest steak. They are the cowboys, and everyone knows they’re the coolest, calmest, most-heroic folk in America history.

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10. Most Cowboys Didn’t Carry Guns
9. They Almost Never Got in Fights
8. Many Were Ravaged by Venereal Diseases
7. Plenty Didn’t Do Any Riding Whatsoever
6. Some That Did Ride Rode Camels
5. ‘Brokeback’ Encounters Were Surprisingly Common
4. Black Cowboys Were Also Surprisingly Common
3. Outlaws Were Shameless Self-Promoters
2. The Rest of the Country Considered Them Suspicious and Dirty
1. Modern Germans Love Them

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[walkerr]

They didn't ride horses or have guns, all most every historical photo in this video shows cowboys with horses and guns, makes sense

[IronheadOfScroteus]

Billy The Kid was also charismatic, charming, and well liked by many people. He could speak Spanish fluently and got along well with the Hispanic Americans and Mexicans of his area. In the famous stand photo of him, he was wearing and holding photographer's props and intended to look silly. The photo was a goof, just like they still do today. He actually dressed a lot better and usually wore a sombrero instead of a Stetson.

[comptonislife]

You should make a top ten facts about random youtubers that don’t know what the hell they are talking about.

[richardmattingly]

One of the greatest dangers cowboys faced was drowning, and their love of novelty had many try out roller skates when they reached the western towns. Guns were rarely carried during drives because they rusted easily, got lost quicker, and trail bosses didn't need idle hands spooking cattle or shooting up things by camp sites.

[Zehahahaa]

Another big one was that they originated from the Mexican Vaquero culture that was here when the meztisos lived in TEJAS “texas today”

[bobturner]

Your definition of cowboy doesn't make much sense, you include people who never punched cattle.

[brujoezln]

You missed one important fact. Cowboys did not exist in the US, not even in Texas! They were trained by mexican cowboys that brought all kinds of techniques. The mexican cowboys evolved to become “charreria” which is the only Mexican national sport that still exist today

[alvarofavela]

You forgot to mention that the American cowboy of the 19th century has its origins in Mexican "vaqueros" of the 17th and 18th centuries.
When Mexico lost the war against the US in the late 1840s, many Americans started moving out West and these lands used to be part of Mexico and the people of these lands already had a lifestyle that was suited to the harsh conditions of the land. The Americans had to take up this lifestyle in order to survive and this is why they took up Spanish words such as "corral", "lasso" (lazo), "ranch" (rancho), "rodeo" and even the word cowboy which is transliteration of the word "vaquero" and means "cow man".

[UpcycleElectronics]

someone needs to make a spoof Western skit of the bisexual black cowboy that rides a camel and hasn't ever shot a gun vs Clint Eastwood

[tristanmarshall]

Fun fact: The first ever Wilhelm Scream was from an old Western called Distant Drums. The sound effect has since been used in over 200 movies.

[a.decasas]

The American cowboy origins are from the Mexican " vaqueros" 🤠🤠🤠

[Heathershusbandbear]

I love your guys stuff but I think you got this wrong I am a modern cowboy from wyoming who's family homestead this land before it was even a territory

[Dukex]

my grandfather on my Moms side came to America (California) from Germany around WW2 and was very disappointed to find out it wasn't like the western movies he had seen. So I knew about number one.

[hulkmeister]

this Brit knows Pat Garrett was a lawman, not an outlaw, right?

[AJH]

I guess being an American I should now inform you on the day to day life of the queen of england .

[NonApplicable]

Funny thing, Wild West gun laws are a lot like medieval English sword laws.

[michaelpalmer]

as soon as I heard the voice of this guy, it was clear he had no clue about the Old West, as the comments clearly indicate. Enough said.

[alexhandel]

count the amount of cowboys carrying guns in the old photos on this video alone, and then tell me about how they rarely carried weapons. sure speaks for itself I'd say.

[bloompeters.]

the girl in red shirt in 9:48 I feel really bad for her. she didn't had anyone to dance with her lolz it was seriously awkward

[Akkordeondirigent]

The Wild West went popular in Germany because of the author Karl May (1842 - 1912) who wrote fictious travel novels also about America. There he proclaimed to get friend to the Apache Chief Winnetou and lived through some adventures till Winnetou died. That novels made a huge impact on the German pop culture until today.