World history facts

Before Columbus: 40 Captivating Historical Facts About the Pre-Columbian Americas - Fact Republic

Causes of World War I Infographic - Infographic on the main history and significance of the United States in World War I. Details military history and battles.

1. In the 12th-century, women in Shanxi (a Chinese province) were considered more desirable as a wife if they had already slept with a large number of men.

1. In 2015, the opah fish was discovered to be the first fully warm-blooded fish that circulates heat throughout its body much like mammals and birds.

1. Ida May Fuller was the first person to receive a Social Security check and collected a total of $22,889, despite only having contributed $25.

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1. There is a man from Norway who died in 1989 whose body is now kept on ice in a shed in Colorado by his Grandson. The town now has a festival every year called "Frozen Dead Guy Days".

1. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the fifth richest man in the history of mankind - donated 5 tons gold to the National Defence Funds of India and was using the Jacob Diamond as a paperweight.

1. In 1014 A.D., after defeating a large Bulgarian army at the battle of Kleidion, Byzantine Emperor Basil II had 99 of every 100 prisoners blinded, leaving each 100th man with one eye so that he could lead his comrades home. Upon seeing his thousands of blinded soldiers, the Bulgarian Emperor reportedly died of a heart attack.