History

Harvard University is older than calculus

The Dancing Plague of 1518 was a real event

Genghis Khan&#039;s DNA is everywhere

The shortest war in history lasted just 38 minutes

Julius Caesar&#039;s legendary pirate encounter

Ancient Egyptians played a game like bowling

The Eiffel Tower was almost torn down

Australia once declared war on emus and lost

Ketchup was once sold as medicine

The original London Bridge is now in Arizona

Medieval trials by ordeal were surprisingly effective

Abraham Lincoln was a champion wrestler

Ancient Egyptians invented more than just pyramids

Turkeys were once worshipped as gods

The fax machine predates the telephone