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The sergeant only had to command: “hay – straw, hay – straw,” and the unit would march in step. In fact, among European peoples, just 300 years ago, only educated people could use the concepts of “left” and “right”—peasants generally could not.
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Which of These Three Historical Facts Is False?
❤️ - During World War II, the British trained seagulls to land on enemy submarines to reveal their location.
🔥 - Napoleon Bonaparte once escaped from prison disguised as a woman.
👍 - In Ancient Rome, there was a tax benefit for men with more than three children.
❓Which of these facts is made up?
✅ Correct Answer: #2.
Napoleon did escape from exile, but he never dressed as a woman — that’s fiction.
However, the British did try using seagulls to detect submarines (it wasn’t effective). And Ancient Rome did grant tax benefits to fathers with large families during Augustus' rule.
Young Princess Diana with her adorable guinea pig named Peanut, 1972.
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A numbering system from the 13th century, invented by Cistercian monks to record any number up to 9999.
The symbol was divided into four quadrants and read in the following order: bottom left, bottom right, top left, and finally top right.
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SCANDALS OF THE PAST: The Pope Who Was Tried… After Death
📍 Italy, 897
In Rome, one of the most bizarre trials in Church history took place — the “Cadaver Synod.” The corpse of the late Pope Formosus was exhumed, dressed in papal robes, and placed on a throne… to be tried.
⚖️ He was accused of violating canon law and having an “illegitimate” pontificate. A deacon answered the charges on behalf of the corpse.
After being found guilty, his body was stripped, three fingers (those used for blessings) were cut off, and the corpse was thrown into the Tiber River.
🕊 Even in brutal medieval times, this trial caused outrage. The next pope was murdered shortly after, and Formosus was posthumously pardoned by his successor.
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A boy from a poor family with a homemade wooden bicycle, 1912.
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The History of the Compass: The Invention that Changed Navigation
The compass is one of the most revolutionary inventions in human history.
It was first used in 3rd century BCE China, but not for navigation — rather for aligning buildings according to Feng Shui principles.
Only in the 11th–12th centuries did sailors begin using the magnetic compass at sea. It allowed them to navigate even in darkness or cloudy skies — without relying on the Sun.
🔄 Thanks to the compass, the Age of Exploration became possible: Columbus, Magellan, and many others sailed beyond the known world.
🧠 One small magnet on a needle — and the world opened up.
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The territories of the Roman Empire from its beginning to its collapse.
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Which of these historical facts is false?
❤️ - In Ancient Egypt, cats were mummified like pharaohs, and killing one could result in the death penalty.
🔥 - In the 18th century, France banned coffee, believing it to be the “drink of revolutionaries.”
👍 - During World War II, Britain trained seagulls to drop bombs on enemy ships.
❓Which one is made up?
✅ Correct answer: #3.
Britain never trained seagulls to bomb ships. However, animals like pigeons, dogs, and even dolphins were used for various military purposes. The first two facts are historically true.
During the filming of Fort Apache, many scenes required specific weather conditions, so Ford began paying a Navajo medicine man to provide forecasts. For several days, the predictions were accurate — until one day the medicine man said he could no longer make them. When asked why, he replied that one of the actors had taken his radio.
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Cradle of Napoleon II, King of Rome, son of Napoleon Bonaparte and Marie Louise of Austria.
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Monica Bellucci, 1990s.
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In 1974, he was found still conducting guerrilla warfare on the same island. Unaware the war had ended, he refused to surrender. Only when his former commanding officer arrived and ordered him to lay down arms did Onoda finally emerge from the jungle and accept Japan's defeat.
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He entered university at the age of 4. At 7, he received an invitation to work at NASA. By the age of 2, he already spoke 5 languages.
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Coral-adorned pistols from the 19th century.
These were made in Algeria. The pictured piece is from the Metropolitan Museum in New York. Similar coral-decorated weapons were once gifted to King George IV of England.
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A 3,200-year-old tomb on the west bank of the Nile.
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This is a photo of a submarine from World War I.
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An ancient Egyptian ring featuring an agate frog, dated between 664 and 30 BCE.
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A fearsome weapon of the cavalrymen of the Thirty Years' War. Presented at auction as a "Cavalry sword with a Walloon-type hilt." Northern Europe, 17th century. Total length: 1035 mm.
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A lava flow engulfing a village west of Mount Vesuvius, 1944.
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A ring with a poison compartment and a hidden blade. USA, 1860s.
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Who said this quote? 🤔
❤️ - Nelson Mandela
👍 - Albert Einstein
🔥 - Bruce Lee
Answer: ✅ Nelson Mandela
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Elements rotating on an ancient stone temple.
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Helmet of Scandinavian warriors from the 7th century — and its reconstruction.
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HISTORICAL SCANDALS: The Woman Who Fooled the World
Germany, 1910s
Anna Anderson claimed to be Grand Duchess Anastasia, daughter of the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II. She appeared in Germany a few years after the execution of the royal family by the Bolsheviks in 1918.
⚖️ Her story caused a sensation across Europe. Some believed she had miraculously survived. Others demanded evidence. Legal battles, investigations, and medical evaluations followed.
Only in the 1990s, DNA tests confirmed: Anna Anderson was actually Franziska Schanzkowska, a mentally ill Polish woman who took advantage of the legend of Anastasia.
🎭 The scandal left behind books, films, and myths, becoming one of the most famous historical frauds of the 20th century.
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🧩 Historical Mystery: The Baghdad Battery
In the 1930s, archaeologists near Baghdad discovered a mysterious clay jar containing a copper cylinder and an iron rod. It is dated to around 250 BCE.
According to some theories, the object might have functioned as a primitive battery, capable of producing a small electric current when filled with vinegar or acid.
📜 But the question remains:
Why would ancient people need electricity? To this day, there is no definitive answer.
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