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Did You Know? - Category: History - Facts https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/rss/category/historyfacts Did You Know? en Copyright © 2023 DidYouKnowStuff.com - All Rights Reserved. The first African-American to walk in space was a UH(University of Houston) alum, Bernard Harris. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-african-american-to-walk-in-space-was-a-uhuniversity-of-houston-alum-bernard-harris https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-african-american-to-walk-in-space-was-a-uhuniversity-of-houston-alum-bernard-harris Mon, 24 Feb 2020 13:51:46 -0500 Admin Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, which drew more visitors to see the empty space than the actual painting. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/mona-lisa-was-stolen-from-the-louvre-in-1911-which-drew-more-visitors-to-see-the-empty-space-than-the-actual-painting https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/mona-lisa-was-stolen-from-the-louvre-in-1911-which-drew-more-visitors-to-see-the-empty-space-than-the-actual-painting Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:33:40 -0500 Admin Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/marie-curie-the-nobel-prize-winning-scientist-who-discovered-radium-died-of-radiation-poisoning https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/marie-curie-the-nobel-prize-winning-scientist-who-discovered-radium-died-of-radiation-poisoning Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:26:50 -0500 Admin A dentist named Alfred Southwick invented the electric chair. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-dentist-named-alfred-southwick-invented-the-electric-chair https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-dentist-named-alfred-southwick-invented-the-electric-chair Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:54:28 -0500 Admin The oldest cockroach fossils are over 280 million years old. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-oldest-cockroach-fossils-are-over-280-million-years-old https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-oldest-cockroach-fossils-are-over-280-million-years-old Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:38:06 -0500 Admin The peach was the first fruit to be eaten on the moon. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-peach-was-the-first-fruit-to-be-eaten-on-the-moon https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-peach-was-the-first-fruit-to-be-eaten-on-the-moon Wed, 29 Jan 2020 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Nokia was founded in 1865 and its primary business was manufacturing paper. Nokia’s first mobile phones were released in the 1980’s. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/nokia-was-founded-in-1865-and-its-primary-business-was-manufacturing-paper-nokia’s-first-mobile-phones-were-released-in-the-1980’s https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/nokia-was-founded-in-1865-and-its-primary-business-was-manufacturing-paper-nokia’s-first-mobile-phones-were-released-in-the-1980’s Sun, 26 Jan 2020 22:24:37 -0500 Admin The first, and largest, pyramid at Giza was built by the pharaoh Khufu. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-and-largest-pyramid-at-giza-was-built-by-the-pharaoh-khufu https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-and-largest-pyramid-at-giza-was-built-by-the-pharaoh-khufu Fri, 17 Jan 2020 09:01:27 -0500 Admin Ancient Romans celebrated 'Saturnalia', a festival in which slaves were treated as equals and are allowed to wear their masters' clothing. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/ancient-romans-celebrated-saturnalia-a-festival-in-which-slaves-were-treated-as-equals-and-are-allowed-to-wear-their-masters-clothing https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/ancient-romans-celebrated-saturnalia-a-festival-in-which-slaves-were-treated-as-equals-and-are-allowed-to-wear-their-masters-clothing Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:41:53 -0500 Admin On February 10, 2009, two communications satellites accidentally collided above the Taymyr Peninsula in Siberia. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/on-february-10-2009-two-communications-satellites-accidentally-collided-above-the-taymyr-peninsula-in-siberia https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/on-february-10-2009-two-communications-satellites-accidentally-collided-above-the-taymyr-peninsula-in-siberia Thu, 09 Jan 2020 15:21:59 -0500 Admin First parachute jump is made over Paris https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/first-parachute-jump-is-made-over-paris https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/first-parachute-jump-is-made-over-paris Tue, 07 Jan 2020 15:52:39 -0500 Admin Amazon.com was previously known as Cadabra.com. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/amazoncom-was-previously-known-as-cadabracom https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/amazoncom-was-previously-known-as-cadabracom Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:26:25 -0500 Admin Before 1850 golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/before-1850-golf-balls-were-made-of-leather-and-were-stuffed-with-feathers https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/before-1850-golf-balls-were-made-of-leather-and-were-stuffed-with-feathers Thu, 02 Jan 2020 21:46:26 -0500 Admin New York was once called New Amsterdam. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/new-york-was-once-called-new-amsterdam https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/new-york-was-once-called-new-amsterdam Tue, 03 Dec 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin France was still executing people by guillotine when the first Star Wars movie came out. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/france-was-still-executing-people-by-guillotine-when-the-first-star-wars-movie-came-out https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/france-was-still-executing-people-by-guillotine-when-the-first-star-wars-movie-came-out Mon, 25 Nov 2019 20:17:45 -0500 Admin Marcellus Gilmore Edson originally invented peanut butter to be marketed as product for people who had no teeth and could not chew on solid food. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/marcellus-gilmore-edson-originally-invented-peanut-butter-to-be-marketed-as-product-for-people-who-had-no-teeth-and-could-not-chew-on-solid-food https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/marcellus-gilmore-edson-originally-invented-peanut-butter-to-be-marketed-as-product-for-people-who-had-no-teeth-and-could-not-chew-on-solid-food Thu, 17 Oct 2019 11:30:11 -0400 Admin William Hill Brown is generally believed to have written the first American novel, "The Power of Sympathy," published in Boston in 1791, which relates a tragic love story. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/william-hill-brown-written-the-first-american-novel-the-power-of-sympathy https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/william-hill-brown-written-the-first-american-novel-the-power-of-sympathy Tue, 01 Oct 2019 20:58:53 -0400 Admin The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-microwave-was-invented-after-a-researcher-walked-by-a-radar-tube-and-a-chocolate-bar-melted-in-his-pocket https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-microwave-was-invented-after-a-researcher-walked-by-a-radar-tube-and-a-chocolate-bar-melted-in-his-pocket Mon, 30 Sep 2019 19:54:22 -0400 Admin The Catholic Church once exhumed the rotting corpse of a deceased Pope and put him on trial. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-catholic-church-once-exhumed-the-rotting-corpse-of-a-deceased-pope-and-put-him-on-trial https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-catholic-church-once-exhumed-the-rotting-corpse-of-a-deceased-pope-and-put-him-on-trial Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:38:35 -0400 Admin The idea of contact lenses was first introduced by Leonardo da Vinci in 1508. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-idea-of-contact-lenses-was-first-introduced-by-leonardo-da-vinci-in-1508 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-idea-of-contact-lenses-was-first-introduced-by-leonardo-da-vinci-in-1508 Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:48:37 -0400 Admin The Beatles showed their support for the US civil rights movement by refusing to play in concerts where audiences were segregated. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-beatles-showed-their-support-for-the-us-civil-rights-movement-by-refusing-to-play-in-concerts-where-audiences-were-segregated https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-beatles-showed-their-support-for-the-us-civil-rights-movement-by-refusing-to-play-in-concerts-where-audiences-were-segregated Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:02:37 -0400 Admin Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the building of the Great Pyramid. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/cleopatra-lived-closer-in-time-to-the-moon-landing-than-to-the-construction-of-the-building-of-the-great-pyramid https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/cleopatra-lived-closer-in-time-to-the-moon-landing-than-to-the-construction-of-the-building-of-the-great-pyramid Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:45:21 -0400 Admin Eugene Shoemaker is the only person whose ashes have been buried on any celestial body outside Earth. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/eugene-shoemaker-is-the-only-person-whose-ashes-have-been-buried-on-any-celestial-body-outside-earth https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/eugene-shoemaker-is-the-only-person-whose-ashes-have-been-buried-on-any-celestial-body-outside-earth Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:41:29 -0400 Admin The first rugby club was formed in 1843 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-rugby-club-was-formed-in-1843 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-rugby-club-was-formed-in-1843 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 22:46:26 -0400 Admin In 1750’s cats came from Europe to America as pest controllers. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1750s-cats-came-from-europe-to-america-as-pest-controllers https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1750s-cats-came-from-europe-to-america-as-pest-controllers Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:57:10 -0400 Admin Ireland’s oldest pub dates back to the year 900 CE. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/irelands-oldest-pub-dates-back-to-the-year-900-ce https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/irelands-oldest-pub-dates-back-to-the-year-900-ce Mon, 05 Aug 2019 14:36:14 -0400 Admin In 1889, the Queen of Italy, Margherita Savoy, ordered the first pizza delivery. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1889-the-queen-of-italy-margherita-savoy-ordered-the-first-pizza-delivery https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1889-the-queen-of-italy-margherita-savoy-ordered-the-first-pizza-delivery Fri, 12 Jul 2019 15:51:42 -0400 Admin At weddings, the bride normally stands to the left of the groom so that his sword hand is free to defend against other suitors. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/at-weddings-the-bride-normally-stands-to-the-left-of-the-groom-so-that-his-sword-hand-is-free-to-defend-against-other-suitors https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/at-weddings-the-bride-normally-stands-to-the-left-of-the-groom-so-that-his-sword-hand-is-free-to-defend-against-other-suitors Wed, 26 Jun 2019 13:31:00 -0400 Admin More people have been to the moon than the bottom of the ocean. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/more-people-have-been-to-the-moon-than-the-bottom-of-the-ocean https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/more-people-have-been-to-the-moon-than-the-bottom-of-the-ocean Wed, 19 Jun 2019 14:24:52 -0400 Admin Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/albert-einstein-was-offered-the-presidency-of-israel-in-1952-but-he-declined https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/albert-einstein-was-offered-the-presidency-of-israel-in-1952-but-he-declined Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin It is estimated that up to 1 million people died while constructing the Great Wall of China. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/it-is-estimated-that-up-to-1-million-people-died-while-constructing-the-great-wall-of-china https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/it-is-estimated-that-up-to-1-million-people-died-while-constructing-the-great-wall-of-china Mon, 17 Jun 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The Anglo-Zanzibar war of 1896 is the shortest war on record lasting an exhausting 38 minutes. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-anglo-zanzibar-war-of-1896-is-the-shortest-war-on-record-lasting-an-exhausting-38-minutes https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-anglo-zanzibar-war-of-1896-is-the-shortest-war-on-record-lasting-an-exhausting-38-minutes Sun, 16 Jun 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Commonly mistaken as an ancient Greek tradition, the Olympics torch relay was actually a Nazi idea. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/commonly-mistaken-as-an-ancient-greek-tradition-the-olympics-torch-relay-was-actually-a-nazi-idea https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/commonly-mistaken-as-an-ancient-greek-tradition-the-olympics-torch-relay-was-actually-a-nazi-idea Tue, 07 May 2019 13:20:45 -0400 Admin Feodor Vassilyev and his first wife, whose name is unknown, hold the record for the most children a couple has parented. She gave birth to a total of 69 children – sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets – between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 births. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/feodor-vassilyev-and-his-first-wife-whose-name-is-unknown-hold-the-record-for-the-most-children-a-couple-has-parented.-she-gave-birth-to-a-total-of-69-children-sixteen-pairs-of-twins-seven-sets-of-triplets-and-four-sets-of-quadruplets-between-1725-and-1765-in-a-total-of-27-births https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/feodor-vassilyev-and-his-first-wife-whose-name-is-unknown-hold-the-record-for-the-most-children-a-couple-has-parented.-she-gave-birth-to-a-total-of-69-children-sixteen-pairs-of-twins-seven-sets-of-triplets-and-four-sets-of-quadruplets-between-1725-and-1765-in-a-total-of-27-births Thu, 02 May 2019 14:47:10 -0400 Admin The flag erected on the Moon during the historic Apollo 11 landing was purchased at a local Sears store for $5.50. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-flag-erected-on-the-moon-during-the-historic-apollo-11-landing-was-purchased-at-a-local-sears-store-for-5.50 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-flag-erected-on-the-moon-during-the-historic-apollo-11-landing-was-purchased-at-a-local-sears-store-for-5.50 Thu, 25 Apr 2019 13:42:08 -0400 Admin Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as a textured wallpaper. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/bubble-wrap-was-originally-designed-to-be-used-as-a-textured-wallpaper https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/bubble-wrap-was-originally-designed-to-be-used-as-a-textured-wallpaper Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:45:36 -0400 Admin The Olympic flag has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-olympic-flag-has-a-white-background-with-five-interlaced-rings-in-the-centre-blue-yellow-black-green-and-red https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-olympic-flag-has-a-white-background-with-five-interlaced-rings-in-the-centre-blue-yellow-black-green-and-red Tue, 16 Apr 2019 13:45:06 -0400 Admin Coca-Cola was first served in 1886. At that time, only 9 colas were served in an average day, 3,285 a year. Today, 19,400 Coke products are consumed every second. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/coca-cola-was-first-served-in-1886-at-that-time-only-9-colas-were-served-in-an-average-day-3285-a-year-today-19400-coke-products-are-consumed-every-second https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/coca-cola-was-first-served-in-1886-at-that-time-only-9-colas-were-served-in-an-average-day-3285-a-year-today-19400-coke-products-are-consumed-every-second Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Fredric Baur invented the Pringles can. When he passed away in 2008, his ashes were buried in one. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/fredric-baur-invented-the-pringles-can.-when-he-passed-away-in-2008-his-ashes-were-buried-in-one https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/fredric-baur-invented-the-pringles-can.-when-he-passed-away-in-2008-his-ashes-were-buried-in-one Fri, 15 Mar 2019 18:21:13 -0400 Admin Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon with his left foot first. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/neil-armstrong-stepped-on-the-moon-with-his-left-foot-first https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/neil-armstrong-stepped-on-the-moon-with-his-left-foot-first Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The Boston Marathon didn’t allow female runners until 1972. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-boston-marathon-didn’t-allow-female-runners-until-1972 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-boston-marathon-didn’t-allow-female-runners-until-1972 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Iceland was chosen as the training ground for Apollo astronauts because it was the most “moonlike” surface. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/iceland-was-chosen-as-the-training-ground-for-apollo-astronauts-because-it-was-the-most-“moonlike”-surface https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/iceland-was-chosen-as-the-training-ground-for-apollo-astronauts-because-it-was-the-most-“moonlike”-surface Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin In 1878 the first telephone book made contained only 50 names. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1878-the-first-telephone-book-made-contained-only-50-names https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1878-the-first-telephone-book-made-contained-only-50-names Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Draughts (checkers) is older than Chess. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/draughts-checkers-is-older-than-chess https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/draughts-checkers-is-older-than-chess Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin The first crossword puzzle appeared in 1913. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-crossword-puzzle-appeared-in-1913 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-crossword-puzzle-appeared-in-1913 Wed, 23 Jan 2019 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Santa Claus was issued a pilot’s license from the U.S. government in 1927. They also gave him airway maps and promised to keep the runway lights on. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/santa-claus-was-issued-a-pilot’s-license-from-the-us-government-in-1927-they-also-gave-him-airway-maps-and-promised-to-keep-the-runway-lights-on https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/santa-claus-was-issued-a-pilot’s-license-from-the-us-government-in-1927-they-also-gave-him-airway-maps-and-promised-to-keep-the-runway-lights-on Tue, 25 Dec 2018 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Until President Kennedy was killed, it wasn‘t a federal crime to assassinate the President. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/until-president-kennedy-was-killed-it-wasnt-a-federal-crime-to-assassinate-the-president https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/until-president-kennedy-was-killed-it-wasnt-a-federal-crime-to-assassinate-the-president Thu, 22 Nov 2018 21:46:26 -0500 Admin Villagers in central China have been using dinosaur bones as medicine. They believed the bones were from dragons and had special healing powers! https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/villagers-in-central-china-have-been-using-dinosaur-bones-as-medicine.-they-believed-the-bones-were-from-dragons-and-had-special-healing-powers https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/villagers-in-central-china-have-been-using-dinosaur-bones-as-medicine.-they-believed-the-bones-were-from-dragons-and-had-special-healing-powers Thu, 15 Nov 2018 11:16:00 -0500 Admin The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanksgiving. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-song-jingle-bells-was-originally-written-for-thanksgiving https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-song-jingle-bells-was-originally-written-for-thanksgiving Fri, 26 Oct 2018 04:03:23 -0400 Admin The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona, Spain, but the project was rejected. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-eiffel-tower-was-originally-intended-for-barcelona-spain-but-the-project-was-rejected https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-eiffel-tower-was-originally-intended-for-barcelona-spain-but-the-project-was-rejected Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:58:01 -0400 Admin The first webcam was created in Cambridge University to check on the coffee levels of a coffee pot. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-webcam-was-created-in-cambridge-university-to-check-on-the-coffee-levels-of-a-coffee-pot-386 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-webcam-was-created-in-cambridge-university-to-check-on-the-coffee-levels-of-a-coffee-pot-386 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:53:51 -0400 Admin During the 18th century, you could pay your admission ticket to the zoo in London by bringing a cat or a dog to feed the lions. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/during-the-18th-century-you-could-pay-your-admission-ticket-to-the-zoo-in-london-by-bringing-a-cat-or-a-dog-to-feed-the-lions https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/during-the-18th-century-you-could-pay-your-admission-ticket-to-the-zoo-in-london-by-bringing-a-cat-or-a-dog-to-feed-the-lions Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:37:44 -0400 Admin The Statue of Liberty was originally intended for Egypt. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-statue-of-liberty-was-originally-intended-for-egypt https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-statue-of-liberty-was-originally-intended-for-egypt Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:24:49 -0400 Admin From 1814 to 1830, the flag of the Kingdom of France was plain white. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/from-1814-to-1830-the-flag-of-the-kingdom-of-france-was-plain-white https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/from-1814-to-1830-the-flag-of-the-kingdom-of-france-was-plain-white Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:21:22 -0400 Admin After the fall of the Roman Empire, the technology to make concrete was lost for 1000 years. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/after-the-fall-of-the-roman-empire-the-technology-to-make-concrete-was-lost-for-1000-years-372 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/after-the-fall-of-the-roman-empire-the-technology-to-make-concrete-was-lost-for-1000-years-372 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 03:07:05 -0400 Admin In the late 1600s, London was plagued by an attacker, called 'Whipping Tom', who would spank his victims with a rod and shout 'Spanko!' before running away. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-the-late-1600s-london-was-plagued-by-an-attacker-called-whipping-tom-who-would-spank-his-victims-with-a-rod-and-shout-spanko-before-running-away https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-the-late-1600s-london-was-plagued-by-an-attacker-called-whipping-tom-who-would-spank-his-victims-with-a-rod-and-shout-spanko-before-running-away Fri, 26 Oct 2018 02:49:51 -0400 Admin Fidel Castro has slept with over 35,000 women. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/fidel-castro-has-slept-with-over-35000-women https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/fidel-castro-has-slept-with-over-35000-women Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:56:37 -0400 Admin Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/oxford-university-is-older-than-the-aztec-empire https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/oxford-university-is-older-than-the-aztec-empire Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:38:21 -0400 Admin If you were drafted during the American Civil War, you could legally pay someone else $300 to go in your place. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/if-you-were-drafted-during-the-american-civil-war-you-could-legally-pay-someone-else-300-to-go-in-your-place https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/if-you-were-drafted-during-the-american-civil-war-you-could-legally-pay-someone-else-300-to-go-in-your-place Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:05:23 -0400 Admin Part of the White House was built by slaves. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/part-of-the-white-house-was-built-by-slaves https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/part-of-the-white-house-was-built-by-slaves Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:52:13 -0400 Admin In 1863, Venezuela became the first modern country to abolish the death penalty for all crimes. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1863-venezuela-became-the-first-modern-country-to-abolish-the-death-penalty-for-all-crimes-293 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1863-venezuela-became-the-first-modern-country-to-abolish-the-death-penalty-for-all-crimes-293 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:40:00 -0400 Admin The Mosque of Paris helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs during WWII. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-mosque-of-paris-helped-jews-escape-the-nazis-by-giving-them-muslim-ids-during-wwii-292 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-mosque-of-paris-helped-jews-escape-the-nazis-by-giving-them-muslim-ids-during-wwii-292 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:38:40 -0400 Admin Adolf Fick, the inventor of contact lenses got the idea from popcorn kernels stuck in his teeth. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/adolf-fick-the-inventor-of-contact-lenses-got-the-idea-from-popcorn-kernels-stuck-in-his-teeth https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/adolf-fick-the-inventor-of-contact-lenses-got-the-idea-from-popcorn-kernels-stuck-in-his-teeth Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:55:18 -0400 Admin Vincent Van Gogh's last words were, 'La tristesse durera toujours', which means, 'The sadness will last forever'. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/vincent-van-goghs-last-words-were-la-tristesse-durera-toujours-which-means-the-sadness-will-last-forever https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/vincent-van-goghs-last-words-were-la-tristesse-durera-toujours-which-means-the-sadness-will-last-forever Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:39:46 -0400 Admin During World War II, prisoners in Canadian war camps were treated so well, many of them didn't want to leave when the war ended. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/during-world-war-ii-prisoners-in-canadian-war-camps-were-treated-so-well-many-of-them-didnt-want-to-leave-when-the-war-ended https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/during-world-war-ii-prisoners-in-canadian-war-camps-were-treated-so-well-many-of-them-didnt-want-to-leave-when-the-war-ended Thu, 27 Sep 2018 13:38:55 -0400 Admin In January 2013, Zimbabwean government bank balance was down to USD$217. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-january-2013-zimbabwean-government-bank-balance-was-down-to-usd217 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-january-2013-zimbabwean-government-bank-balance-was-down-to-usd217 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 21:00:08 -0400 Admin The Pentagon has no marble because it was built during World War II, and Italy, the source of marble, was an enemy country. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-pentagon-has-no-marble-because-it-was-built-during-world-war-ii-and-italy-the-source-of-marble-was-an-enemy-country https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-pentagon-has-no-marble-because-it-was-built-during-world-war-ii-and-italy-the-source-of-marble-was-an-enemy-country Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:56:33 -0400 Admin In 2008, Microsoft had offered to buy Yahoo for US$44.6 billion. Yahoo rejected the offer. In 2016, it was sold for just US$4.8 billion. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-2008-microsoft-had-offered-to-buy-yahoo-for-us44.6-billion.-yahoo-rejected-the-offer.-in-2016-it-was-sold-for-just-us4.8-billion https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-2008-microsoft-had-offered-to-buy-yahoo-for-us44.6-billion.-yahoo-rejected-the-offer.-in-2016-it-was-sold-for-just-us4.8-billion Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:50:25 -0400 Admin On this date, March 6, 1896, Charles Brady King drove the first automobile in Detroit, several months before Henry Ford piloted his first car. The following day, the Detroit Free Press reported: "The first horseless carriage seen in this city was out on the streets last night. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/on-this-date-march-6-1896-charles-brady-king-drove-the-first-automobile-in-detroit-several-months-before-henry-ford-piloted-his-first-car.-the-following-day-the-detroit-free-press-reported-the-first-horseless-carriage-seen-in-this-city-was-out-on-the-streets-last-night https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/on-this-date-march-6-1896-charles-brady-king-drove-the-first-automobile-in-detroit-several-months-before-henry-ford-piloted-his-first-car.-the-following-day-the-detroit-free-press-reported-the-first-horseless-carriage-seen-in-this-city-was-out-on-the-streets-last-night Wed, 26 Sep 2018 19:09:32 -0400 Admin The elevator was invented in 1850. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-elevator-was-invented-in-1850 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-elevator-was-invented-in-1850 Wed, 05 Sep 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin In 1998, more fast food restaurant workers were murdered on the job in the United States than police officers. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1998-more-fast-food-restaurant-workers-were-murdered-on-the-job-in-the-united-states-than-police-officers https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1998-more-fast-food-restaurant-workers-were-murdered-on-the-job-in-the-united-states-than-police-officers Tue, 21 Aug 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-fortune-cookie-was-invented-in-san-francisco https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-fortune-cookie-was-invented-in-san-francisco Wed, 18 Jul 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The croissant was invented in Austria. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-croissant-was-invented-in-austria https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-croissant-was-invented-in-austria Fri, 13 Jul 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/plastic-bottles-were-first-used-for-soft-drinks-in-1970 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/plastic-bottles-were-first-used-for-soft-drinks-in-1970 Thu, 21 Jun 2018 14:48:52 -0400 Admin Sir Isaac Newton was only 23 when he discovered the law of gravity. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/sir-isaac-newton-was-only-23-when-he-discovered-the-law-of-gravity https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/sir-isaac-newton-was-only-23-when-he-discovered-the-law-of-gravity Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:39:21 -0400 Admin The revolving door was invented in 1888. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-revolving-door-was-invented-in-1888 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-revolving-door-was-invented-in-1888 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:26:35 -0400 Admin The Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-chinese-used-fingerprints-as-a-method-of-identification-as-far-back-as-ad-700 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-chinese-used-fingerprints-as-a-method-of-identification-as-far-back-as-ad-700 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:24:34 -0400 Admin The first metered taxi was introduced in 1907. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-metered-taxi-was-introduced-in-1907 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-metered-taxi-was-introduced-in-1907 Tue, 19 Jun 2018 13:23:08 -0400 Admin In 1916 the Statue of Liberty was damaged due to an explosion from World War 1. The torch sustained damage and was closed to the public and has not been open since. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1916-the-statue-of-liberty-was-damaged-due-to-an-explosion-from-world-war-1.-the-torch-sustained-damage-and-was-closed-to-the-public-and-has-not-been-open-since https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-1916-the-statue-of-liberty-was-damaged-due-to-an-explosion-from-world-war-1.-the-torch-sustained-damage-and-was-closed-to-the-public-and-has-not-been-open-since Thu, 14 Jun 2018 20:06:09 -0400 Admin Bob Marley was buried with a stalk of marijuana, his red Gibson Les Paul guitar, and a Bible. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/bob-marley-was-buried-with-a-stalk-of-marijuana-his-red-gibson-les-paul-guitar-and-a-bible https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/bob-marley-was-buried-with-a-stalk-of-marijuana-his-red-gibson-les-paul-guitar-and-a-bible Thu, 14 Jun 2018 19:26:00 -0400 Admin Australia was originally called New Holland https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/australia-was-originally-called-new-holland https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/australia-was-originally-called-new-holland Wed, 13 Jun 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin April 11, 1954 was dubbed the most boring day in history – nothing of any importance happened on that day. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/april-11-1954-was-dubbed-the-most-boring-day-in-history-nothing-of-any-importance-happened-on-that-day https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/april-11-1954-was-dubbed-the-most-boring-day-in-history-nothing-of-any-importance-happened-on-that-day Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:26:45 -0400 Admin According to Herodotus, the Lydians were the first people to introduce the use of gold and silver coins. It is thought by modern scholars that these first stamped coins were minted around 650–600 BC. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-herodotus-the-lydians-were-the-first-people-to-introduce-the-use-of-gold-and-silver-coins https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-herodotus-the-lydians-were-the-first-people-to-introduce-the-use-of-gold-and-silver-coins Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:58:35 -0400 Admin According to legend, Ancient Rome was founded by the two brothers, and demi-gods, Romulus and Remus, on 21 April 753 BCE. The legend claims that, in an argument over who would rule the city (or, in another version, where the city would be located) Romulus killed Remus and named the city after himself. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-legend-ancient-rome-was-founded-by-the-two-brothers-and-demi-gods-romulus-and-remus-on-21-april-753-bce.-the-legend-claims-that-in-an-argument-over-who-would-rule-the-city-or-in-another-version-where-the-city-would-be-located-romulus-killed-remus-and-named-the-city-after-himself https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/according-to-legend-ancient-rome-was-founded-by-the-two-brothers-and-demi-gods-romulus-and-remus-on-21-april-753-bce.-the-legend-claims-that-in-an-argument-over-who-would-rule-the-city-or-in-another-version-where-the-city-would-be-located-romulus-killed-remus-and-named-the-city-after-himself Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:53:39 -0400 Admin The New York Yankees have won as many World Series as the next four closest teams combined. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-new-york-yankees-have-won-as-many-world-series-as-the-next-four-closest-teams-combined https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-new-york-yankees-have-won-as-many-world-series-as-the-next-four-closest-teams-combined Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:38:56 -0400 Admin The Dancing Plague of 1518 was a case of dancing mania that occurred in Germany, where people danced without rest for a month straight. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-dancing-plague-of-1518-was-a-case-of-dancing-mania-that-occurred-in-germany-where-people-danced-without-rest-for-a-month-straight https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-dancing-plague-of-1518-was-a-case-of-dancing-mania-that-occurred-in-germany-where-people-danced-without-rest-for-a-month-straight Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:34:04 -0400 Admin Some of the first examples of graffiti come from 1st century Pompeii, where messages like “I don’t want to sell my husband” and “Successus was here” were written on walls. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/some-of-the-first-examples-of-graffiti-come-from-1st-century-pompeii-where-messages-like-i-dont-want-to-sell-my-husband-and-successus-was-here-were-written-on-walls https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/some-of-the-first-examples-of-graffiti-come-from-1st-century-pompeii-where-messages-like-i-dont-want-to-sell-my-husband-and-successus-was-here-were-written-on-walls Mon, 11 Jun 2018 14:30:44 -0400 Admin You have 0.5% chance of being related to Genghis Khan. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/you-have-0.5-chance-of-being-related-to-genghis-khan https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/you-have-0.5-chance-of-being-related-to-genghis-khan Sun, 10 Jun 2018 21:02:33 -0400 Admin George Washington spent about 7% of his annual salary on booze. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/george-washington-spent-about-7-of-his-annual-salary-on-booze https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/george-washington-spent-about-7-of-his-annual-salary-on-booze Sun, 10 Jun 2018 20:53:20 -0400 Admin When US president Theodore Roosevelt died in his sleep in 1919, the sitting vice president, Thomas R. Marshall, said: “Death had to take Roosevelt sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/when-us-president-theodore-roosevelt-died-in-his-sleep-in-1919-the-sitting-vice-president-thomas-r.-marshall-said-death-had-to-take-roosevelt-sleeping-for-if-he-had-been-awake-there-would-have-been-a-fight https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/when-us-president-theodore-roosevelt-died-in-his-sleep-in-1919-the-sitting-vice-president-thomas-r.-marshall-said-death-had-to-take-roosevelt-sleeping-for-if-he-had-been-awake-there-would-have-been-a-fight Sun, 10 Jun 2018 13:10:14 -0400 Admin In 2017, U.S. weather disasters set a new record by causing $306 billion in damages. The previous record was $215 billion in 2005, the year of Hurricane Katrina. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-2017-u.s.-weather-disasters-set-a-new-record-by-causing-306-billion-in-damages.-the-previous-record-was-215-billion-in-2005-the-year-of-hurricane-katrina https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-2017-u.s.-weather-disasters-set-a-new-record-by-causing-306-billion-in-damages.-the-previous-record-was-215-billion-in-2005-the-year-of-hurricane-katrina Sun, 10 Jun 2018 11:19:50 -0400 Admin Napoleon was not unusually short. The French inch was longer than the British inch, so while he was thought to be 5'2" by most of the world, in reality he was closer to 5'7", an average height for a Frenchman. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/napoleon-was-not-unusually-short.-the-french-inch-was-longer-than-the-british-inch-so-while-he-was-thought-to-be-52-by-most-of-the-world-in-reality-he-was-closer-to-57-an-average-height-for-a-frenchman https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/napoleon-was-not-unusually-short.-the-french-inch-was-longer-than-the-british-inch-so-while-he-was-thought-to-be-52-by-most-of-the-world-in-reality-he-was-closer-to-57-an-average-height-for-a-frenchman Sun, 10 Jun 2018 10:55:29 -0400 Admin The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb on August 29, 1949, at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan. The event ended America's monopoly on atomic weaponry and launched the Cold War. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-soviet-union-detonated-its-first-atomic-bomb-on-august-29-1949-at-the-semipalatinsk-test-site-in-kazakhstan https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-soviet-union-detonated-its-first-atomic-bomb-on-august-29-1949-at-the-semipalatinsk-test-site-in-kazakhstan Fri, 08 Jun 2018 11:50:00 -0400 Admin A moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. This includes both manned and unmanned (robotic) missions. The first human-made object to reach the surface of the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 2 mission, on 13 September 1959. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-moon-landing-is-the-arrival-of-a-spacecraft-on-the-surface-of-the-moon.-this-includes-both-manned-and-unmanned-robotic-missions.-the-first-human-made-object-to-reach-the-surface-of-the-moon-was-the-soviet-unions-luna-2-mission-on-13-september-1959 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/a-moon-landing-is-the-arrival-of-a-spacecraft-on-the-surface-of-the-moon.-this-includes-both-manned-and-unmanned-robotic-missions.-the-first-human-made-object-to-reach-the-surface-of-the-moon-was-the-soviet-unions-luna-2-mission-on-13-september-1959 Tue, 29 May 2018 20:19:26 -0400 Admin The Sumerians, ( a civilization in ancient Mesopotamia) invented the wheel. The wheels were used to connect on chariots. It made it easier for them to get places faster. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-sumerians-a-civilization-in-ancient-mesopotamia-invented-the-wheel.-the-wheels-were-used-to-connect-on-chariots.-it-made-it-easier-for-them-to-get-places-faster https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-sumerians-a-civilization-in-ancient-mesopotamia-invented-the-wheel.-the-wheels-were-used-to-connect-on-chariots.-it-made-it-easier-for-them-to-get-places-faster Tue, 29 May 2018 20:14:45 -0400 Admin Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that landed the first humans on the Moon, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface six hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/apollo-11-was-the-spaceflight-that-landed-the-first-humans-on-the-moon-americans-neil-armstrong-and-buzz-aldrin-on-july-20-1969-at-2018-utc.-armstrong-became-the-first-to-step-onto-the-lunar-surface-six-hours-later-on-july-21-at-0256-utc https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/apollo-11-was-the-spaceflight-that-landed-the-first-humans-on-the-moon-americans-neil-armstrong-and-buzz-aldrin-on-july-20-1969-at-2018-utc.-armstrong-became-the-first-to-step-onto-the-lunar-surface-six-hours-later-on-july-21-at-0256-utc Mon, 28 May 2018 20:30:23 -0400 Admin The first US President to live in the White House was John Adams ( the second President of the USA). Adams and his family moved to the White House in 1800. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-us-president-to-live-in-the-white-house-was-john-adams-the-second-president-of-the-usa.-adams-and-his-family-moved-to-the-white-house-in-1800 https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-us-president-to-live-in-the-white-house-was-john-adams-the-second-president-of-the-usa.-adams-and-his-family-moved-to-the-white-house-in-1800 Mon, 28 May 2018 20:10:45 -0400 Admin Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, who led the first European expedition to Florida in 1513, named the state in tribute to Spain's Easter celebration known as “Pascua Florida,” or Feast of Flowers. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/spanish-explorer-juan-ponce-de-leon-who-led-the-first-european-expedition-to-florida-in-1513-named-the-state-in-tribute-to-spains-easter-celebration-known-as-pascua-florida-or-feast-of-flowers https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/spanish-explorer-juan-ponce-de-leon-who-led-the-first-european-expedition-to-florida-in-1513-named-the-state-in-tribute-to-spains-easter-celebration-known-as-pascua-florida-or-feast-of-flowers Thu, 24 May 2018 14:52:56 -0400 Admin In 2003, a Boeing 727-223 was stolen from an airport in Angola. It still has not been found despite a worldwide search. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-2003-a-boeing-727-223-was-stolen-from-an-airport-in-angola-it-still-has-not-been-found-despite-a-worldwide-search https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/in-2003-a-boeing-727-223-was-stolen-from-an-airport-in-angola-it-still-has-not-been-found-despite-a-worldwide-search Mon, 21 May 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Frank Mars invented the Snickers chocolate bar. He named it Snickers after his favorite horse. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/frank-mars-invented-the-snickers-chocolate-bar-he-named-it-snickers-after-his-favorite-horse https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/frank-mars-invented-the-snickers-chocolate-bar-he-named-it-snickers-after-his-favorite-horse Wed, 09 May 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin Mexico once had three presidents in a single day. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/mexico-once-had-three-presidents-in-a-single-day https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/mexico-once-had-three-presidents-in-a-single-day Wed, 25 Apr 2018 21:46:26 -0400 Admin The first country to build drones was Israel, with Israel Aerospace Industries heading the charge in terms of export numbers. https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-country-to-build-drones-was-israel-with-israel-aerospace-industries-heading-the-charge-in-terms-of-export-numbers https://www.didyouknowstuff.com/the-first-country-to-build-drones-was-israel-with-israel-aerospace-industries-heading-the-charge-in-terms-of-export-numbers Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:46:26 -0500 Admin