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History Facts
The videotapes originally used to record the Apollo 11 Moon landing were accidentally erased during a period when video tapes were scarce.
The Scottish-American Soldiers Monument in Edinburgh is the only monument to the American Civil War outside the United States.
Vesna Vulović survived the highest recorded fall without a parachute in 1972, plummeting from 33,333 feet. She spent 16 months in the hospital recovering from the incident.
In July 1986, two STR-1 robots, based on Soviet lunar rovers, were deployed to Chornobyl to clear radioactive debris but eventually failed due to high radiation levels.
No reigning British monarch has entered the House of Commons chamber since King Charles I attempted to arrest five MPs in 1642.
In 1880, the pilgrim ship SS Jeddah was abandoned by its captain in a storm and reported sunk, but it survived until another ship towed it to Aden with almost all 953 passengers alive.
Ancient Egyptians were among the earliest cultures to use makeup, with evidence of cosmetic use dating back as far as 5,000 years.
Some of the oldest dice ever discovered were found at Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. Used between 3100 and 2400 BC, they were carved from bone, often from sheep or cattle.
In October 2002, the Iraqi government proposed that George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein settle their differences through a formal, in-person duel instead of their nations going to war.
Texas’s iconic Lone Star flag was not technically the state flag from 1879 to 1933 due to a repealed law, despite being originally adopted in 1839.
There were binoculars on board the Titanic, but they were locked in a box, and the key was left ashore. If the binoculars had been accessible, the icebergs may have been spotted.
In Ancient Greece, throwing an apple to a woman was a symbolic gesture of romantic interest, and catching it indicated acceptance of that interest.
The longest Cricket Test match lasted over 12 days between England and South Africa in 1939 and ended in a draw because the English team had to catch their boat home.
The original Star-Spangled Banner was sewn on a brewery floor in Baltimore in 1813 by Mary Pickersgill and her daughter.
More police officers have died from illnesses caused by the 9/11 attacks than the number of officers who died on the day of the attack itself.
At the end of the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony, Paul McCartney performed “The End” and “Hey Jude.” He was paid £1 so that his volunteer role met UK contract law.
The Canadian government isn’t sure when Canada became a sovereign state. Its Supreme Court ruled that sovereignty occurred sometime between 1919 and 1931.
Surfing in one form or another originated in 12th-century Polynesia. However, Europeans first witnessed it during Captain Cook’s voyage to Hawaii in 1769.
A female gladiator in ancient Rome was called a gladiatrix, but women’s participation in arena combat was rare and outlawed after AD 200.
Dragonflies existed over 300 million years ago, long before dinosaurs, with some prehistoric species having wingspans as large as 2.5 feet.
