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Random Facts that You Won’t Believe are True

WTF Fun Fact 12656 – Wilmer McLean’s Role in the Civil War

The Civil War began and ended at the same man’s home. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12656 – Wilmer McLean’s Role in the Civil War appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12655 – Alexander the Great and His Horse

Alexander the Great loved his horse so much he named a city after it. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12655 – Alexander the Great and His Horse appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

25 Kickass Random Facts List #741

The largest nuclear-powered submarine ever built for the U.S. Navy, the Ohio-class submarine, on a single load of supplies can go around the world twice while submerged, without having to surface at all. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #741 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Varosha: Abandoned in the Turkish Invasion

In 1974, what was once an internationally celebrated vacation spot, transformed into an abandoned settlement in just a few days. Varosha, a beachfront resort in Famagusta, Cyprus, was home to roughly 40,000 inhabitants by the mid-1970s. It welcomed tourists from all over the world, marketing itself as a destination especially fit for wealthy Europeans and Americans in…… Read More »

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 336

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 334, click here. 1. Zanzibar, 1947. An exhausted nanny poses with her young charge, named Farrokh Bulsara. A quarter of a century later, he would adopt the pseudonym of Freddie Mercury. 2. Gale Benson, model and daughter of British MP Leonard Plugge. In 1972, she was…… Read More »