32 Little Facts About History

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In our never-ending quest to show why no education system can hold a candle Cracked, we asked our readers to drop some knowledge bombs about history that don't turn up in your text books. We're not exactly sure if you can cite us in research papers, but you should be able to. Now you can go show your high school teacher this article and say “when I left you I was but a learner. Now I am the master.” Make sure to wear that same Darth Vader mask we know you totally didn't keep in your locker at high school. 

You know what? Even if you did, so what! You are the master now! That trilogy works out great for Darth Vader! Embrace yourself! Embrace your past! And speaking of the past, we'd like to know about it. Give us some history facts! We need our history facts! Man we love history. Such a cool discipline. The winner is below, but first the runners-up ...

Entry by jtrip

After Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery made it to the Pacific, they spent the winter of 1804-05 trading what was left of their personal effects fo

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Interracial marriage was banned in South Africa from 1949 to 1985 36 years It was banned in USA from 1776 to 1967 191 years CRACKEDCON http:llen.wikip

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Of the ten deadliest wars ever seven were fought in China alone more people died in each of the largest two of them than in World War I https:llen.wik

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In 2005, George W. Bush was nearly assassinated in Georgia by a man named Vladimir Arutyunian, who threw a grenade at The President. It did not explod

Entry by frippo

THERE'S NO SINGLE FALL OF ROME. CRACKEDG CON THE BARBARIANS WHO DEPOSED THE LAST ROMAN EMPEROR IN EUROPE IN 476 AD WERE JUST THE LATEST WAVE OF INVA

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