History in our head is sometimes at different levels. We know individual historical facts However, we never try to compare them with each other and present the course of history as something unified. The teachers sorted it all out, but forgot to put the facts together, and when we think about the events of the past, we can experience a healthy the cognitive dissonance. Don't believe?
The fax was invented before the telephone
It would seem that a fax is a more technological device, because it can transmit not only text, but also still images, which in the 19th century was considered something unimaginable. Early developments of the fax device appeared in the early 1800s, but they turned out to be translated into reality in 1865, when the first electromechanical fax machine was put into circulation on the Paris-Lyon line.
The first telephone appeared only 10 years later, when Alexander Bell, together with Thomas Wattson, showed the general public a real membrane telephone.
From the first plane to the flight to the moon - one step
The 20th century is associated with an incredible leap forward in science. Much of what surrounds us was invented then. Interesting fact: the first flight of the Wright brothers in their homemade glider took place in 1903. Just 66 years later, humanity landed on the moon. Unfortunately, now there is a slowdown in the development of science due to the imperfection of technology, but in the future we can expect another similar leap forward, and who knows where it will lead us.
Harvard University Predated Newton's Laws
In the Middle Ages, scientific research was mainly carried out by the clergy. Then the church did not deny scientific development, if it did not contradict the divine principle. Nevertheless, in 1636 the famous Harvard University was founded, from the walls of which the greatest minds of mankind came out. At the same time, the famous work of Isaac Newton on the laws gravity and movements of bodies "Principia Mathemitica" appeared only in 1687.
Cleopatra ruled closer to flying to the moon than to building pyramids
A modern analysis of the age of the pyramids has shown that the same famous pyramid of Cheops in Egypt was built around 2540 BC. The famous queen Cleopatra ruled the state closer to the zero point of reference - 69-30 BC. Man landed on the moon, as we have already mentioned, in 1969.
Enemies in the same city
Fun fact: one of the most significant personalities 20 century in 1913 lived in the same city, namely in Vienna. Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky, Freud, Joseph Franz - the apartments and residences of all these people were not far from each other.
For example, Trotsky and Hitler often visited the same cafe in the center of Vienna, it is likely that they crossed paths there more than once, but did not yet know each other. Literally a couple of steps away was another cafe that Freud used to go to. It is also known that there was only an hour of leisurely walking between the apartments of Stalin and Hitler, perhaps they met during evening walks.
Italy is only a little older than Coca-Cola
The Kingdom of Italy appeared in 1861, when several independent states united into a single country. The famous drink Coca-Cola appeared just 31 years later, in 1892.
Steam locomotives were invented before bicycles
It would seem that such a simple invention as a bicycle has existed for a long time, but in reality everything turned out to be more complicated. Huge and complex steam engines appeared after a patent for a steam wagon in 1797. At the same time, the first bicycle was shown only in 1818.
Nintendo is here sooner than you think
The famous manufacturer of video games and consoles in the modern market, Nintendo has a rich past. In fact, it appeared at the end of the 19th century, in 1889. Then the world famous brand was engaged in the manufacture of playing cards, as well as accessories for board games. Just at the time of the founding of this company in Paris, they were still finishing building the majestic Eiffel Tower, and in London the noise had not yet subsided due to the high-profile murders of that same Jack the Ripper.
The oldest tree on earth actually witnessed the death of mammoths
Some of the oldest trees on earth are bristlecone pines that grow in a conservation area in California. Some of them are already 5 thousand years old, and they have experienced a lot of great historical events on the planet. Including the death of the last mammoth, which scientists date about 4 thousand years ago.
Incredible Facts
History is a rather vast subject and it is impossible to fully study it, especially in the smallest detail.
Sometimes these seemingly insignificant details can become a very part of it.
Here are some interesting facts from history that will not be covered in class.
1. Albert Einstein could have been president. In 1952 he was offered the post of the second President of Israel, but he refused.
2. Kim Jong Il was a good composer and a lifetime Korean leader composed 6 operas.
3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa has always been tilted. In 1173, a team building the Leaning Tower of Pisa noticed that the base was warped. Construction was halted for almost 100 years, but the structure was never straight.
4. Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but by Indian mathematicians.
5. Before the invention of alarm clocks, there was a profession that wake other people up in the morning. So, for example, a person had to shoot dried peas at other people's windows to wake them up for work.
6. Grigory Rasputin survived many assassination attempts in one day. They tried to poison him, shoot him and stab him, but he managed to survive. In the end, Rasputin died in a cold river.
7. The shortest war in history lasted less than an hour. The Anglo-Zanzibar War lasted 38 minutes.
8. longest war in history took place between the Netherlands and the Scilly archipelago. The war lasted 335 years from 1651 to 1989 with no casualties on either side.
People, stories and facts
9. This amazing view, known as " majestic argentine bird", whose wingspan reached 7 meters, is the largest flying bird in history. It lived about 6 million years ago in the open plains of Argentina and in the Andes. The bird is a relative of modern vultures and storks, and its feathers reached the size of a samurai sword.
10. Using sonar, the researchers found at a depth of 1.8 km two strange pyramids. Scientists have determined that they are made of a kind of thick glass and reach enormous sizes (larger than the pyramids of Cheops in Egypt).
11. These two men with the same name were sentenced to the same prison and look very similar. However, they have never met, are not related and are the reason why fingerprints began to be used in the judicial system.
12. Foot binding- an ancient Chinese tradition, when girls tied their toes to their feet. The idea was that the smaller the foot, the more beautiful and feminine the girl was considered.
13. The most strange and frightening mummies are considered mummies of Guanajuato. Their twisted faces make one believe that they were buried alive.
14. Heroin was once used as a substitute for morphine and was used to relieve coughs in children.
15. Joseph Stalin may have been the inventor of Photoshop. After the death or disappearance of some people, photos with him were edited.
16. Recent DNA tests have confirmed that The parents of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun were brother and sister. This explains many of his illnesses and defects.
17. The Icelandic Parliament is considered oldest functioning parliament in the world. It was founded in 930.
Unexplained and mysterious facts of history
18. For years, miners in South Africa have been digging mystery balls about 2.5 cm in diameter with three parallel furrows. The stone from which they are made belongs to the Precambrian period, that is, their age is about 2.8 billion years.
19. It is believed that Catholic saints do not decay. The oldest of the "non-decomposing" is Caecilia of Rome who was martyred in 177 AD. Her body remains virtually the same as it was 1,700 years ago when it was discovered.
20. Cipher from Chaboro in the UK is one of the unsolved mysteries so far. If you look closely, you can see the inscription in the form of letters on the monument: DOUOSVAVVM. No one knows who carved this inscription, but many believe it is the key to finding holy grail.
History is a rather vast subject and it is impossible to fully study it, especially in the smallest detail.
Sometimes these seemingly insignificant details can be the most interesting part of it.
Here are some interesting facts from history that will not be covered in class.
1. Albert Einstein could have been president. In 1952 he was offered the post of the second President of Israel, but he refused.
2. Kim Jong Il was a good composer and throughout his life the Korean leader composed 6 operas.
3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa has always been leaning. In 1173, a team building the Leaning Tower of Pisa noticed that the base was warped. Construction was halted for almost 100 years, but the structure was never straight.
4. Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but by Indian mathematicians.
5. Before the invention of alarm clocks, there was a profession that consisted of waking other people up in the morning. So, for example, a person had to shoot dried peas at other people's windows to wake them up for work. 
6. Grigory Rasputin survived many assassination attempts in one day. They tried to poison him, shoot him and stab him, but he managed to survive. In the end, Rasputin died in a cold river.
7. The shortest war in history lasted less than an hour. The Anglo-Zanzibar War lasted 38 minutes.
8. The longest war in history took place between the Netherlands and the Scilly archipelago. The war lasted 335 years from 1651 to 1989 and suffered no casualties.
People, stories and facts
9. This amazing species, known as the "Majestic Argentine Bird", whose wingspan reached 7 meters, is the largest flying bird in history. She lived about 6 million years ago in the open plains of Argentina and in the Andes. The bird is a relative of modern vultures and storks, and its feathers reached the size of a samurai sword.
10. Using sonar, the researchers found two strange pyramids at a depth of 1.8 km. Scientists have determined that they are made of a kind of thick glass and reach enormous sizes (larger than the pyramids of Cheops in Egypt).
11. These two men with the same name were sentenced to the same prison and look very similar. However, they have never met, are not related, and are the reason why fingerprints began to be used in the judicial system.
12. Footbinding is an ancient Chinese tradition where girls tied their toes to their feet. The idea was that the smaller the foot, the more beautiful and feminine the girl was considered.
13. The mummies of Guanajuato are considered the strangest and most frightening mummies. Their twisted faces make one believe that they were buried alive.
14. Heroin was once used as a substitute for morphine and was used to relieve coughs in children. 
15. Joseph Stalin may have been the inventor of Photoshop. After the death or disappearance of some people, photos with him were edited.
16. Recent DNA tests have confirmed that the parents of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen were brother and sister. This explains many of his illnesses and defects.
17. The Icelandic Parliament is considered to be the oldest functioning parliament in the world. It was founded in 930.
inexplicable and mysterious facts stories
18. For many years, miners in South Africa have dug up mysterious balls about 2.5 cm in diameter with three parallel furrows. The stone from which they are made belongs to the Precambrian period, that is, their age is about 2.8 billion years.
19. It is believed that Catholic saints do not decay. The oldest of the "non-decaying" is Caecilia of Rome, who was martyred in 177 AD. Her body remains virtually the same as it was 1,700 years ago when it was discovered.
20. Encryption from Chaborough in the UK is one of the mysteries that have not yet been solved. If you look closely, you can see the inscription in the form of letters on the monument: DOUOSVAVVM. No one knows who carved this inscription, but many believe it is the key to finding the Holy Grail.
History is rich interesting facts, many of which are unknown. So, a little digression into history.
Tobacco enema. This picture shows the "tobacco enema" procedure, which was very popular in Western Europe in the 18th and early 19th century. Like smoking tobacco, the idea of blowing tobacco smoke through the anus for medicinal purposes was adopted by Europeans from the North American Indians.
One of the weight units of antiquity was scruple, approximately equal to 1.14 grams. It was mainly used to measure the weight of silver coins. Later, scruple was used in the pharmaceutical system of measures. Today it is not used, but is preserved in the word "scrupulousness", which means extreme accuracy and accuracy in small things.
Fifty years ago, English referee Ken Aston was driving home reflecting on some of the problems of international communication. He
stopped at a traffic light and then it dawned on him - this is how yellow and red cards appeared in world football.
Count Potemkin offered Catherine II to write out convicts from the English government for the development of the Black Sea steppes. The queen was seriously carried away by this idea, but she was not destined to come true, and English convicts were sent to Australia.
Caesar's resourcefulness. During the invasion of Africa, the army of Julius Caesar suffered from failure from the very beginning. Severe storms scattered the ships in the Mediterranean, and Caesar arrived on the African shores with only one legion. Leaving the ship, the commander stumbled and fell face down, which was a good sign to return back for his superstitious soldiers. However, Caesar did not lose his head and, grabbing handfuls of sand, exclaimed: “I hold you in my hands, Africa!”. Later, he triumphantly conquered Egypt with his army.
The Russian scientist Vasily Petrov, who was the first in the world to describe the phenomenon of an electric arc in 1802, did not spare himself when conducting experiments. At that time, there were no such devices as an ammeter or voltmeter, and Petrov checked the quality of batteries by feeling from electric current in the fingers. And in order to feel very weak currents, the scientist specially cut upper layer skin from fingertips.
At the actor who played Superman, the children tried to shoot to test his invulnerability. American actor George Reeves became famous for playing leading role in the television series The Adventures of Superman. One day, a boy approached Reeves holding a charged father's Luger in his hands - he intended to test Superman's superhuman abilities. George narrowly escaped death by persuading the boy to give him the weapon. The actor was saved by the fact that the boy believed that a bullet could bounce off Superman and hit someone else.
In the 1950s and 1960s, American aircraft often violated air space China for intelligence purposes. The Chinese authorities recorded every violation and each time sent a “warning” to the United States through diplomatic channels, although no real action followed, and such warnings were counted by the hundreds. This policy has given rise to the expression "the last Chinese warning", meaning threats without consequences.
Berdashi. In almost all Indian North America there were so-called berdashi, or people with two souls, who were attributed to the third sex. Berdashi men often performed only female functions - they cooked, were engaged in agriculture, and the Berdashi women took part in hunting. Because of the special status of the berdash, men who had sex with them were not considered homosexuals, but the berdash themselves were not allowed to build relationships with each other. In some tribes, they were given a cult status, as it was believed that they were closer ordinary people to the world of spirits and gods, so Berdashi often became shamans or healers.
In Sparta, after the death of the king, two institutions were closed for 10 days - the court and the market. When I learned about this custom Persian king Xerxes, he declared that such a custom would not have been possible in Persia, since it would deprive his subjects of two favorite occupations.
In 1913, 19-year-old student Terry Williams created mascara by mixing soot with petroleum jelly. His discovery was first used by a sister named Mabel, after whom the first and most popular mascara in the history of cosmetics is named.
Previously, a monument to Minin and Pozharsky stood in the center of Red Square. When the Mausoleum was built, the monument pointed to it. One night, someone wrote on the monument "Look, prince, what scum, it started up in the walls of the Kremlin!" After this incident, the monument was moved.
History is a sphere of conjectures, hypotheses and conjectures. However, if you know some facts of the past, you can avoid mistakes in the future!
1. In Napoleon's army, soldiers could address generals as "you".
2. In Russia, grasshoppers were called dragonflies.
3. Punishment with rods was abolished in Russia only in 1903.
4. " Hundred Years War” lasted 116 years.
5. What we call the Caribbean Crisis, the Americans call the Cuban Crisis, and the Cubans themselves call the October Crisis.
6. The shortest war in history was the war between Great Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. It lasted exactly 38 minutes.
7. First atomic bomb dropped on Japan was on a plane called the Enola Gay. The second - on the plane Bock's Car
8. Under Peter I, a special department was created in Russia to receive petitions and complaints, which was called ... racketmaking.
9. On June 4, 1888, the New York State Congress passed a bill abolishing the hanging. The reason for this "humane" act was the introduction of a new method death penalty- electric chair.
10. According to an agreement between the engineer Gustave Eiffel and the city authorities of Paris, in 1909 the Eiffel Tower was to be dismantled (!) And sold for scrap (!)
11. The Spanish Inquisition persecuted many groups of the population, but more than other Cathars, Marranos and Moriscos. The Cathars are followers of the Albigensian heresy, the Marranos are baptized Jews, and the Moriscos are baptized Muslims.
12. The first Japanese who came to Russia was Denbei, the son of a merchant from Osaka. His ship was nailed to the shores of Kamchatka in 1695. In 1701 he reached Moscow. Peter I appointed him to teach Japanese language several teenagers.
13. Only in 1947 in England was the post of a person who had to fire a cannon at the entrance to England Napoleon Bonaparte (!) Was abolished.
14. Guy de Maupassant, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Gounod, Lecomte de Lisle and many other cultural figures signed the famous protest against ... "the mutilation of Paris by the Eiffel Tower."
15. When the famous German physicist Albert Einstein died, his last words went with him. The nurse next to him did not understand a word of German.
16. In the Middle Ages, students were forbidden to carry knives, swords and pistols and appear on the street after 21:00, because ... this posed a great danger to the townspeople.
17. On the tombstone of the monument to Suvorov, it is written simply: "Here lies Suvorov."
18. Between the two world wars, more than 40 different governments changed in France.
19. For the last 13 centuries, the imperial throne in Japan has been occupied by the same dynasty.
20. One of the American aircraft in Vietnam hit itself with a fired missile.
21. The mad Roman emperor Caligula once decided to declare war on the God of the Seas - Poseidon, after which he ordered his soldiers to randomly throw their spears into the water. By the way, from the Roman "Caligula" means "little shoe."
22. Abdul Kassim Ismail - the great vizier of Persia (10th century) was always near his library. If he went somewhere, the library "followed" him. 117 thousand book volumes were transported by four hundred camels. Moreover, books (i.e. camels) were arranged in alphabetical order.
23. Nothing is impossible now. If you want to buy a car in Guryevsk - please, if you want - in another city. But the fact remains, it needs to be registered and get license plates. So, the Berlin businessman Rudolf Herzog attached the very first car number to his car. It happened in 1901. There were only three characters on his number - IA1 (IA are the initials of his young wife Johanna Anker, and the unit means that she is his first and only).
24. At the end of the evening prayer on the ships of the Russian Imperial Fleet, the officer on duty commanded "Cover yourself!", which meant putting on headgear, and at the same time the prayer end signal was given. Such a prayer usually lasted 15 minutes.
25. In 1914, the German colonies were inhabited by 12 million people, and the British - almost 400 million.
26. In the entire history of temperature registration in Russia, the coldest winter was the winter of 1740.
27. In modern army the rank of cornet corresponds to an ensign, and the rank of lieutenant corresponds to a lieutenant.
28. The Thai national anthem was written in 1902 by the Russian (!) composer Pyotr Shchurovsky. 29. Until 1703, Chistye Prudy in Moscow was called ... Filthy Ponds.
30. The first book printed in England was devoted to ... chess.
31. The population of the world in 5000 BC. was 5 million people.
32. In Ancient China people committed suicide by eating a pound of salt.
33. A list of gifts to Stalin in honor of his seventieth birthday was published in Soviet newspapers from December 1949 to March 1953.
34. Nicholas I gave his officers the choice between a guardhouse and listening to Glinka's operas as punishment.
35. Above the entrance to the Lyceum of Aristotle was the inscription: "The entrance here is open to anyone who wishes to dispel the delusions of Plato."
36. The third decree after the “Decree on Peace” and the “Decree on Land” issued by the Bolsheviks was the “Decree on Spelling”.
37. During the eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24, 79, in addition to the well-known city of Pompeii, the cities of Herculaneum and Stabiae also perished.
38. Nazi Germany- "Third Reich", Hohenzoller Empire (1870-1918) - "Second Reich", Holy Roman Empire - "First Reich".
39. In the Roman army, soldiers lived in tents of 10 people. At the head of each tent was an elder, who was called ... dean.
40. Strongly tightened corset and a large number of bracelets on hands in England during the reign of the Tudors were considered a sign of virginity.
41. FBI agents did not acquire the right to bear arms until 1934, 26 years after the founding of the FBI.
42. Until the Second World War in Japan, any touch to the emperor was considered blasphemy.
43. On February 16, 1568, the Spanish Inquisition pronounced a death sentence on all (!) inhabitants of the Netherlands. 44. In 1911, in China, braids were recognized as a sign of feudalism and therefore their wearing was prohibited.
45. The first party card of the CPSU belonged to Lenin, the second to Brezhnev (the third to Suslov, and the fourth to Kosygin).
46. American League Physical Culture, the first nudist organization in the United States, was founded on December 4, 1929.
47. In 213 BC. chinese emperor Qin Shi Huangdi gave the order to burn all the books in the country.
48. In Madagascar, in 1610, King Ralambo created the state of Imerin, which means "as far as the eye can see."
49. The first Russian saints were Boris and Gleb, canonized in 1072.
50. One of the punishments for criminals in ancient india there was ... mutilation of the ears.
51. Of the 266 people who occupied the papal throne, 33 died a violent death.
52. In Russia, the original was a stick used to beat a witness, seeking the truth.
53. In normal weather, the Romans wore a tunic, and when the cold came, several tunics.
54. In ancient rome a group of slaves belonging to one person was called ... a surname.
55. The Roman emperor Nero married a man - one of his slaves named Skorus.
56. Until 1361, in England, legal proceedings were conducted exclusively in French.
57. Having accepted the surrender, Soviet Union did not sign peace with Germany, that is, remained with Germany in a state of war. The war with Germany was ended on January 21, 1955 by the adoption of a corresponding decision by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Nevertheless, May 9 is considered Victory Day - the day the Act of Unconditional Surrender of Germany was signed.
58. The eruption of the Mexican volcano Paricutin lasted 9 years (from 1943 to 1952). During this time, the cone of the volcano rose to 2774 meters.
59. To date, archaeologists have discovered on the territory associated with ancient Troy, traces of nine fortress-settlements that existed in different eras.
