17 Coolest Historical Facts That Might Teach You Something New

I wasn’t the best student in the school so im always in search for new and rare information and I love history. Now, we’re lucky enough to live in a time where there are hundreds of great history podcasts. I can’t recommend Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History enough, check it out if you are a history buff like me.

Before you dedicate the next several hours to Dan’s podcast, check out these cool historical facts I’ll bet you didn’t know them before.

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