What On Earth: Twenty Historical Facts

Historical facts always take us on a wild ride! What makes it so darn interesting is that it's true! All these fact below aren't some made up fictional story.

Hitler was actually nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

If that's not the most confusing/baffling thing you've ever heard then we simply don't believe you.

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Although he wasn’t even an Israeli citizen, he was offered their Presidency in 1952. He turned down the position citing his lack of experience.

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Women also purchased gladiator sweat and blood as cosmetics.

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Not only did he lose, he came in 20th!

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Not only did he claim to see mermaids, he also claimed that they weren’t nearly as beautiful as other’s had claimed and had masculine faces.

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Though Cleopatra has been widely portrayed as a timeless beauty, perhaps most famously by Elizabeth Taylor, many historians believe this to be inaccurate. Coins depicting her unflattering and ancient writer Plutarch claimed her beauty was nothing specia

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The honey-coated servants kept the annoying bugs away from the Pharaohs.

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After losing his leg in a battle against French forces, Santa Anna held a lavish funeral parading the leg about in a carriage. American soldiers would later celebrate similarly when they captured his prosthetic.

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Swedish parliament member, E.G.C. Brandt nominated Hitler for the award in 1939–though it may have been a joke. Haha? Mussolini was nominated four years earlier, in 1935 by professors from Germany and France.

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Napoleon had ordered his men to round up some 3000+ rabbits only to have the rabbits turn in the pint-sized sour puss and charge. This was known as the Battle of Little Peter Cottontail.

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The first major American motion pictures were created in New Jersey–including many early silent films like The Great Train Robbery.

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In 1979 after Rev. Jacob Yasso congratulated Hussein in his presidency, Hussein donated hundreds of thousands in other people’s money to the Detroit church. This led to the city awarding him the key.

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During WWII the US was worried Hitler might try to flee, so they commissioned Eddie Senz to produce photos of Hitler in various disguises.

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What On Earth: Twenty Historical Facts

Although he wasn’t even an Israeli citizen, he was offered their Presidency in 1952. He turned down the position citing his lack of experience.

Women also purchased gladiator sweat and blood as cosmetics.

Not only did he lose, he came in 20th!

Not only did he claim to see mermaids, he also claimed that they weren’t nearly as beautiful as other’s had claimed and had masculine faces.

Though Cleopatra has been widely portrayed as a timeless beauty, perhaps most famously by Elizabeth Taylor, many historians believe this to be inaccurate. Coins depicting her unflattering and ancient writer Plutarch claimed her beauty was nothing specia

Vote now for your favorite cat meme of the decade!

The honey-coated servants kept the annoying bugs away from the Pharaohs.

After losing his leg in a battle against French forces, Santa Anna held a lavish funeral parading the leg about in a carriage. American soldiers would later celebrate similarly when they captured his prosthetic.

Swedish parliament member, E.G.C. Brandt nominated Hitler for the award in 1939–though it may have been a joke. Haha? Mussolini was nominated four years earlier, in 1935 by professors from Germany and France.

Napoleon had ordered his men to round up some 3000+ rabbits only to have the rabbits turn in the pint-sized sour puss and charge. This was known as the Battle of Little Peter Cottontail.

The first major American motion pictures were created in New Jersey–including many early silent films like The Great Train Robbery.

In 1979 after Rev. Jacob Yasso congratulated Hussein in his presidency, Hussein donated hundreds of thousands in other people’s money to the Detroit church. This led to the city awarding him the key.

During WWII the US was worried Hitler might try to flee, so they commissioned Eddie Senz to produce photos of Hitler in various disguises.

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