17 Random Historical Facts That Might Teach You Something For Once In Your Life

I wasn’t the best student, but I always loved history class. Now, we’re lucky enough to live in a time where there are dozens of great history podcasts. I can’t recommend Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History enough.

Before you devote the next several hours to Dan’s podcast, check out these random historical facts I’ll bet you weren’t aware of.

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