1. In the 12th-century, women in Shanxi (a Chinese province) were considered more desirable as a wife if they had already slept with a large number of men.
When you think of St. Patrick’s Day, you might think of green beer, shot glass necklaces that say “Kiss Me, I’m Irish,” and everyone suddenly talking
"MARS" on the National Geographic Channel chronicles the first mission to the Red Planet, featuring crew "footage" and "flashbacks" to 2016.
If it ain’t weird, interesting, and enlightening, it ain’t got any place on the Weird History Twitter page. Home to nearly 177k adoring fans, the Weird History project embodies the best aspects of education in the digital age: make it short, make it precise, and make it fun. Throw in some spot-on illustrations and boom! You’ve made yourself popular with fact-lovers all over the globe.
History memes are the best memes, and History Hustle has you covered with 15 hilarious history memes for all of you nerds out there.
Hinduism is a compilation of many traditions and philosophies and is considered by many scholars to be the world’s oldest religion, dating back more than 4,000 years. Today it is the third-largest religion behind Christianity and Islam.
Learning about history is an important part of understanding the world around us, but it can be daunting to know where to begin. Wouldn’t it be great if someone else curated historical facts in bite sized pieces to give to you every day? Look no further than the History Defined Instagram account! This page shares facts, stories and videos, so followers can “learn weird things about history” every single day just by logging onto Instagram. We’ve gathered some of the most interesting posts from History Defined, so you can have some historical fun facts in your back pocket to share with others. Then if you’re still hungry for more history lessons, we’ve got another Bored Panda piece featuring a similar Instagram page for you to check out next right here
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Reference Article: A brief overview of the Enlightenment period of the 18th century.
Italian-born shoemaker and 'fish peddler' executed despite protests worldwide.
Here’s a visual timeline I created to understand the various kingdoms in Korea and how it correlated with the various Chinese dynasties. Since this is a site dedicated to the Three Kingdoms P…
On this day in 1945, Japan officially surrendered to US military representatives, thus ending the Second World War. After four years of bloody warfare, the Japanese were forced to surrender to the...
