37 Weird History Facts We Didn't Need To Know But Now We Do

History! It's so full of fun and weird facts that most of them end up getting lost – the previously mentioned weird and fun ones anyway. We only ever really seem to remember the important ones and the sad ones. While that’s probably for the best in terms of learning, those who don’t learn history being doomed to repeat it and all, it would be really nice to have some fun tidbits sprinkled into the mix, right? To help make up for what a slog learning history can be otherwise? Well, we did our best to wrangle up some interesting, forgotten ones and put them somewhere that’s easy to read while you're in the bathroom or something. Yeah that’s right, we’re on to you, we know what you do doing your “conference calls” and your “idea times.” Not to worry, we won’t tell – just read on and enjoy, get some inspiration for something other than upgrading the ply of your toilet paper.
Can warring ships just call a truce?

What's the deal with the Hatfield-McCoy feud?

Lyndon Johnson was our first reality TV president.

Did bananas inspire the fall of the Berlin Wall?

Civil War soldiers brought guns to a fist fight.

Why are Salt Lake City's streets so wide?

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The thriving Belgian bone trade industry

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Hi I'm Jeffrey Dahmer and this is "Cannibalism"

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Great, where are we gonna find a peasant at this hour?

Cool, thanks for fat reindeer, Boris.

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

God knows I can't learn anything unless I'm horny as hell.

The Dook of the Unknown Soldier

It was a different time.

It's the same thing that took out George Washington.

"Sir, this man is full of shit."

"just facilitating a global wave of misinformation and maybe just a dash of fascism"

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I'm a simple purveyor of atoms, how was I to know what they'd be used for?

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That's why Charlie Chaplin never got the respect he deserves.

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Posthumously pwnd

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