History Facts

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The present and a virtual reconstruction of the infamous street of Ephesus, now in Turkey.

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The only wonder of the seven of the Ancient World that we can visit, Pyramid of Giza, Egypt.

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You may know them as the bunch of heroes that broke box office records with their movies. But, The Avengers was also a group of Jewish assassins who hunted Nazi war criminals after World War II. They poisoned 2,283 German prisoners of war!

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The world’s most successful pirate in history was a lady named Ching Shih. She was a prostitute in China until the Commander of the Red Flag Fleet bought and married her. But, her husband considered her his equal and she became an active pirate commander in the fleet.

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There were female Gladiators in Ancient Rome! A female gladiator was called a Gladiatrix, or Gladiatrices. They were extremely rare, unlike their male counterparts.

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Alexander the Great was accidentally buried alive. Scientists believe Alexander suffered from a neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome. They believe that when he died he was actually just paralyzed and mentally aware!

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During World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal. She extinguished an incendiary bomb by peeing on it!

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Tomb of Ramsès IV (KV2), Valley of the Kings, Thèbes, Luxor, Egypt.

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The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Laser cleaning in the Tomb TT49.

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Marble mask of a Satyr, 1st century CE.
Found at the site of ancient Turris Libisonis, Sardinia, Italy.

Museo Antiquarium Turritano

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BOOKWHEEL, Mexico City Library.
Designed by Agostino Ramelli (1531-1610).

With this design is possible to have 7 books on disposition at the same time.

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Badami Cave Temples Complex, Deccan Plateau, Badami, Bagalkot District, Karnataka, India.

6th Century AD, Chalukya Empire rulers.

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Irish harp made by John Egan, 1840 AD.

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