10 History Facts I Learned This Month That Were So Fun, Weird, And Interesting, I Literally Had To Share

Fun fact: US president George Washington would never have known the above. He died in 1799, decades before paleontologist Richard Owen first coined the term "dinosaur" in 1842. Related: If You Lived Through The '90s, These 25 Pop Culture Trivia Questions Should Be A Total Breeze For Your Advanced Brain
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105 Fun Facts About Science, History, Celebrities, and More

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Stay sharp and learn something new every day or stock up on knowledge for the next 105 days with these fun facts about life, history, food, and more. Although ...
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10 History Facts I Learned This Month That Were So Fun, Weird, And Interesting That I Literally Had To Share

Related: My Mind Is Absolutely Blown By These 10 Facts That Sound Very, Very Fake But Are Actually 100% Real 2. In 1137, a 14-year-old girl named Eleanor became the "greatest heiress in the known world." She was, in her own right, the Duchess of Aquitaine ...
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10 Random, Fascinating Historical Facts That Everyone Should Know About, But Almost No One Does

2. In 1137, a 14-year-old girl named Eleanor became the "greatest heiress in the known world." She was, in her own right, the Duchess of Aquitaine and ruled it independently through her two marriages. Heritage Images / Getty Images Eleanor's first marriage ...
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33 Interesting History Facts People Swear To Not Have Known Until Recently, As Shared Online

We know, we know - history can seem like a dud. Learning about people who aren't even on this Earth anymore - their birth, experiences, failures, and all those things - can look boring. And sometimes it is, we don't deny it. At the same time, occasionally ...