23 Uncomfortable Facts From Our Troubled History
Although the majority of human history is unrecorded, we've managed to do some pretty horrible stuff in the years since we started writing everything down.
From world wars to human rights violations to standard medieval practices, there are plenty of disturbing facts about the past. But as they say, those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it, so it's your job to learn these uncomfortable truths and safeguard the future against them, or something like that. At the very least you can satisfy your morbid curiosity.
Here are some uncomfortable facts from our troubled history.
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WWII landmine legacy
The French village's latrine
Normandy by the numbers
Source: 33 Little Facts About History
The deadly war record holder
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We fight. A lot.
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Hurricane Katrina and Coffins
The Pony Express didn't last long
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Human History
Cigarettes
Serial Killer Tiger?
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Astronauts
A real potato chip on the shoulder
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