Did These Crazy History Facts Really Happen?

Imagine a dog saving lives in World War II!

Juliana, a Great Dane, was awarded the Blue Cross Medal for extinguishing a bomb—by peeing on it!

Yes, you heard that right!

Alexander the Great was buried alive!

Scientists believe he suffered from Guillain-Barré Syndrome, leaving him paralyzed but fully conscious when he was declared dead!

Did you know the world’s most successful pirate was a woman?

Ching Shih commanded a fleet of 1,800 ships and 80,000 pirates, making her one of history’s most feared

leaders!

Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history’s greatest conquerors, was once attacked by a horde of bunnies!

He had arranged a rabbit hunt, but instead of running, the rabbits charged at him!

The Olympics once had art competitions!

From 1912 to 1948, medals were awarded for literature, painting, music, and even architecture—as long as they were

Olympic-themed!

Cleopatra wasn’t Egyptian!

She was actually Greek, a descendant of Alexander the Great’s general, Ptolemy.

Her lineage was Macedonian, not native Egyptian!

Abraham Lincoln is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame!

The 6'4" president had only one recorded loss in nearly 300 matches, making him one of history’s toughest

leaders!

During the Great Depression, people made clothes out of food sacks!

Flour and potato sack manufacturers even started printing colorful designs to help people stay fashionable!

The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes!

The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 ended almost as soon as it began, with a swift British victory.

The University of Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire!

Oxford was founded in 1096, while the Aztecs didn’t establish their empire until 1325!