Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 333, click here. 1. 17-years-old girl named Maria Ginesta in Barcelona during the Spanish civil war, 1937. 2. 112-year-old Teimruz Vanacha (left), a veteran of WWI and the Russian Civil War, with his son Ivan, a veteran of WWII, in 1980. 3. Former beauty Queen, Miss…… Read More »
Here are 24 Black Death facts. 1-5 Black Death Facts 1. The first outbreak of the Black Death was the Justinian Plague in the Byzantine Empire around the 6th and 7th centuries, which at its’ peak, killed about 5,000-10,000 people a day in Constantinople and killed about 40% of the city’s population in total. – Source…… Read More »
Prepare to travel to exotic locals and long forgotten destinations as Kickassfacts.com brings you an all-new series: Ten Facts About A Lost City. This edition features Skara Brae. 1. Skara Brae Is Found On The Orkney Islands North of Scotland is one of Britain’s prehistoric villages. Archeologists estimate that it was built between 3000 BCE…… Read More »
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Currencies. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Currencies 1. Only 8% of the world’s currency is physical money, the rest only exists on computers. – Source 2. Theodore Roosevelt was against the phrase “In God We Trust” on currency as he considered it sacrilegious. – Source 3. The Spartans used cumbersome,…… Read More »
Social media “challenges” have swept through the internet over and over again. Many of them were innocent and helping a good cause. However, there is always a darker side. Planking: The “Planking” challenge asked users to plank or basically make their body a ridged wooden plank resting on things and capture the image for Instagram. The…… Read More »
When one adventurer drove a Jeep Wrangler to the world record altitude of 6,646 m, he left a sign saying “Jeep Parking Only: All others don’t make it up here anyway.”. The next record breakers, who had a Suzuki Samurai and climbed up to 6,688 m on the same volcano, removed that sign. The post… Read More »
