Tag Archives: History

WTF Fun Fact – Music On Hold Origin

The practice of playing music to callers on hold was created by a factory owner who discovered that a loose … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Music On Hold Origin appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – The Aeromotive

The aeromotive was one of the world’s first attempts at a high speed train in 1921. It combined a plane … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – The Aeromotive appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Project A119

In order to one-up the Soviets in the space race, the US Air Force considered detonating a nuke on the … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Project A119 appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

10 Interesting Mythical Places

Here is a list of 10 Interesting Mythical Places. 10 Hyperborea Land to a mythical group of beings, said to be spirits come to Earth from the Pleiades, Hyperborea described as a paradise, a perfect Eden. Its inhabitants, known as Hyperboreans, were said to be extremely happy all the time, partly owing to the fact…… Read More »

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France…

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, was accused of single-handedly ruining France’s finances. Official estimates claim court expenses alone were 7% of France’s total budget but the real figure was a lot higher. She was given the name “Madame Déficit” during the French Revolution. The post Marie Antoinette, Queen of France… appeared first on Crazy Facts.… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact – Viking’s Onion Soup

Vikings fed their wounded soldiers a strong onion soup to help gauge how deep a stomach wound was. After a … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Viking’s Onion Soup appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Trial By Water For Statue

In 1524, a statue of the Virgin Mary at the Cathedral in Riga, Latvia, was accused of being a witch. … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Trial By Water For Statue appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Cucuteni-Trypillia Culture

The Cucuteni–Trypillia culture existed in Eastern Europe between 5,500 to 2,700 BC. They constructed sophisticated and densely-populated settlements and burned … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Cucuteni-Trypillia Culture appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

In mid-18th century France, eating…

In mid-18th century France, eating potatoes was considered cruel and unusual punishment: potatoes were thought of as feed for livestock, and they were believed to cause leprosy in humans. The fear was so widespread that the French passed a law banning them in 1748. The post In mid-18th century France, eating… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact – Encephelaitis Lethargica

From 1915 to 1926 there was a mysterious worldwide epidemic of Encephalitis Lethargica. The disease, which attacks the brain, leaves … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Encephelaitis Lethargica appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – LaFayette Buried In American Soil

Revolutionary war hero Marquise de LaFayette brought a large trunk full of American soil back to France so that he … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – LaFayette Buried In American Soil appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source