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In the 1st century AD, Scotland was among the few countries that the Roman Empire attempted, but failed, to conquer.
In 1900, Chinatown in Honolulu had a series of controlled fires to prevent the spread of the plague. The fires got out of control, but four months later, Honolulu was plague-free.
In 2014, the Fresno chapter of the Hells Angels waited in line for five days at a Walmart to purchase over 200 bicycles, which they donated to children in need.
The King of Macedon threatened to raze Sparta, saying “If I bring my army into your land, I will raze your city.” The Spartans replied: “If.” No attempt was made to capture the city.
South Korea is the second-leading consumer of Spam. Spam was introduced there during WWII, providing much-needed food for those who were starving.
In 1930, an 11-year-old girl proposed the name “Pluto” for the newly discovered planet, inspired by the Roman god of the underworld.
Approximately 70–85 million people lost their lives during World War II. Only 21–25 million of those were military personnel; the rest were civilians.
The 49-star U.S. flag was introduced on July 4, 1959, after Alaska became a state. It was replaced a year later by the 50-star flag following Hawaii’s statehood.
One of South Korea’s worst oil spills occurred on December 7, 2007, and within 33 days, more than one million civilians, soldiers, and officials had volunteered to help with the cleanup.
Around 10,000 underground nuclear bunkers were built during the Cold War in Beijing. They were later sold as real estate and are currently inhabited by over a million people.
The Man in the Iron Mask was an unidentified prisoner held in a French prison for 34 years until his death in 1703. He was made to wear a mask so no one could identify him.
In 1908, Russia was hit with a meteor so large it created an explosion 1,000 times as strong as the Hiroshima bomb and destroyed an area two-thirds the size of Rhode Island.
According to legend, a 16th-century Chinese official named Wan Hu tried to launch himself into space using 50 gunpowder rockets strapped to a chair. He was never seen again.
After being shot in the chest during a campaign event on October 14, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt delivered an 84-minute speech with the bullet lodged in his chest.
In 1941, before the US entered WWII, many Americans mailed tea to Buckingham Palace as a sign of support to England. The Queen, being good and proper, sent thank-you notes.
After the Titanic disaster, survivors and the families of victims filed claims totaling $16 million, but White Star Line contested liability and settled in 1915 for just $664,000.
Western mathematicians did not accept negative numbers for over 18 centuries. They treated them as absurd solutions to equations.
From 1784 to 1811, men’s hats were taxed by the British government, with licensed sellers required to place a revenue stamp inside each hat.
Pope Celestine V was reluctantly elected as Pope after sending the Cardinals an angry letter warning of divine judgment if they didn’t choose a pope soon.
In 1952, cowboy Euclides Guterres grew tired of low-flying planes harassing his ranch in southern Brazil. To stop them, he managed to lasso a plane’s propeller, becoming a local hero.
From 1777 until its admission to the United States in 1791, Vermont existed as a self-governing independent state. It had its own copper coins and operated its own postal service.
In 1985, the New Orleans lifeguards threw a pool party to celebrate a season without a single drowning. Ironically, a man drowned in the pool that night.
