Shocking Facts About Medieval Castles You Didn't Know! #medievalcastles #historyfacts #castlesecrets

Think medieval castles were just stone and mortar? These 5 shocking facts will blow your mind! Discover secret passages and hidden rooms, moats filled with dangerous animals, strategic gaps in walls for pouring boiling oil, early waste management systems with toilets emptying into moats, and clockwise spiral staircases to disadvantage right-handed attackers. Medieval castles were full of surprises beyond their stone walls!

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