WTF Fun Fact – Viking’s Onion Soup
Vikings fed their wounded soldiers a strong onion soup to help gauge how deep a stomach wound was. After a … Read More & Source
History
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WTF Fun Fact – Trial By Water For Statue
In 1524, a statue of the Virgin Mary at the Cathedral in Riga, Latvia, was accused of being a witch. … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Cucuteni-Trypillia Culture
The Cucuteni–Trypillia culture existed in Eastern Europe between 5,500 to 2,700 BC. They constructed sophisticated and densely-populated settlements and burned … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Encephelaitis Lethargica
From 1915 to 1926 there was a mysterious worldwide epidemic of Encephalitis Lethargica. The disease, which attacks the brain, leaves … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – LaFayette Buried In American Soil
Revolutionary war hero Marquise de LaFayette brought a large trunk full of American soil back to France so that he … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Pinball Prohibition
Pinball was banned in most major cities from the early 1940s to the mid 1970s because it was considered a … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Le Reyne Le Veult
English Parliament was conducted entirely in French until the 1400s. Even today, bills are formally passed into law with a … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Soap Toothpaste
From the 1850’s until 1945, toothpaste contained soap. After that time, soap was replaced by other ingredients to make the … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Alexandra Limp
Limping was a fad in Victorian England. Young women admired the genuine limp of Alexandra of Denmark, bride of the … Read More & Source