History in our head is sometimes at different levels. We know individual historical facts However, we never try to compare them with each other and present the course of history as something unified. The teachers sorted it all out, but forgot to put the facts together, and when we think about the events of the past, we can experience a healthy the cognitive dissonance. Don't believe?
The fax was invented before the telephone
It would seem that a fax is a more technological device, because it can transmit not only text, but also still images, which in the 19th century was considered something unimaginable. Early developments of the fax device appeared in the early 1800s, but they turned out to be translated into reality in 1865, when the first electromechanical fax machine was put into circulation on the Paris-Lyon line.
The first telephone appeared only 10 years later, when Alexander Bell, together with Thomas Wattson, showed the general public a real membrane telephone.
From the first plane to the flight to the moon - one step
The 20th century is associated with an incredible leap forward in science. Much of what surrounds us was invented then. Interesting fact: the first flight of the Wright brothers in their homemade glider took place in 1903. Just 66 years later, humanity landed on the moon. Unfortunately, now there is a slowdown in the development of science due to the imperfection of technology, but in the future we can expect another similar leap forward, and who knows where it will lead us.
Harvard University Predated Newton's Laws
In the middle Ages scientific research, mainly engaged in the clergy. Then the church did not deny scientific development, if it did not contradict the divine principle. Nevertheless, in 1636 the famous Harvard University was founded, from the walls of which the greatest minds of mankind came out. At the same time, the famous work of Isaac Newton on the laws of universal gravitation and the motion of bodies "Principia Mathemitica" appeared only in 1687.
Cleopatra ruled closer to flying to the moon than to building pyramids
A modern analysis of the age of the pyramids has shown that the same famous pyramid of Cheops in Egypt was built around 2540 BC. The famous queen Cleopatra ruled the state closer to the zero point of reference - 69-30 BC. Man landed on the moon, as we have already mentioned, in 1969.
Enemies in the same city
Fun fact: one of the most significant personalities 20 century in 1913 lived in the same city, namely in Vienna. Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky, Freud, Joseph Franz - the apartments and residences of all these people were not far from each other.
For example, Trotsky and Hitler often visited the same cafe in the center of Vienna, it is likely that they crossed paths there more than once, but did not yet know each other. Literally a couple of steps away was another cafe that Freud used to go to. It is also known that there was only an hour of leisurely walking between the apartments of Stalin and Hitler, perhaps they met during evening walks.
Italy is only a little older than Coca-Cola
The Kingdom of Italy appeared in 1861, when several independent states united into a single country. The famous drink Coca-Cola appeared just 31 years later, in 1892.
Steam locomotives were invented before bicycles
It would seem that such a simple invention as a bicycle has existed for a long time, but in reality everything turned out to be more complicated. Huge and complex steam engines appeared after a patent for a steam wagon in 1797. At the same time, the first bicycle was shown only in 1818.
Nintendo is here sooner than you think
The famous manufacturer of video games and consoles in the modern market, Nintendo has a rich past. In fact, it appeared at the end of the 19th century, in 1889. Then the world famous brand was engaged in the manufacture of playing cards, as well as accessories for board games. Just at the time of the founding of this company in Paris, they were still finishing building the majestic Eiffel Tower, and in London the noise had not yet subsided due to the high-profile murders of that same Jack the Ripper.
The oldest tree on earth actually witnessed the death of mammoths
Some of the oldest trees on earth are bristlecone pines that grow in a conservation area in California. Some of them are already 5 thousand years old, and they have experienced a lot of great historical events on the planet. Including the death of the last mammoth, which scientists date about 4 thousand years ago.
Interpretation of events. Witnesses and eyewitnesses of extraordinary phenomena come up with mysterious theories and assumptions that are not supported by any serious facts.
And the secret here is that most people like to believe in something mysterious. How can one not recall the famous phrase: "I know that this is so, and please do not fool me with your facts." Today we will look at well-known misconceptions and myths that have not been tested for strength. This article will appeal not only to history buffs, but also to those who like interesting stories from life.
Fox sisters
In the spring of 1848, strange things began to happen in the bedroom of two sisters, Maggie and Kate Fox. According to the girls, who were 14 and 11 years old, they heard strange sounds several times a month. It seemed to them that a certain ghost of a man wanted to get in touch with them. The increasing number of cases of this mystical phenomenon quickly became known to the entire northern part of New York.Having received millions of support from their fans, and then followers, the Fox sisters played a key role in the formation and development of spiritualism. When the girls grew up, they continued to conduct séances, only with more complex tricks. One day, the eldest of the sisters Maggie could not stand it, and publicly confessed to a deliberate hoax.
She explained that initially the whole story seemed like a simple childish prank. After all, the sounds made by the “ghost” were actually just clicks of the joints of the toes. Who would have thought that such fun would turn into a popular and rather large movement around the world.
The Amityville Horror
This story is known to many fans of horror films, and the expression "The Amityville Horror" has long become a household word. In 1974, Ronald Defoe, who was 23 years old, personally shot his parents, as well as four brothers and sisters. He committed the crime while the family members were sleeping peacefully in their beds.
Defoe himself explained his act by the fact that a certain voice ordered him to kill his relatives. When Ronald was checked by doctors, they recognized him as completely sane. A year later, the Lutz couple with three children settled in this house. A month after the move, various inexplicable things began to happen in the house.
As a result, various mediums and priests frequented them, who unanimously repeated that “otherworldly forces” really live in the house. As it turned out later, they were all in cahoots. They collaborated with an American writer who, in order to maintain this hoax, provided them with generous financial support.
Alien autopsy
In 1995, a sensational report appeared on the Fox television channel, which told about the autopsy of an alien found at the crash site of a UFO. As it turned out, in fact, the whole story was falsified. However, this did not stop the channel from getting huge ratings. The author of the report of one of the most famous alien hoaxes was Ray Santili and his colleagues.
As soon as the film fell into the hands of professionals, they immediately identified a large number of"blunders" and historical discrepancies. This whole hoax was more like cheap fiction than reality. As a result, in 2006, Ray Santili himself publicly confessed to the forgery.
Photograph of the Loch Ness monster
The Loch Ness monster is familiar to most people because this expression is used as something unknown and very scary. There was a sensational story about a monster living in Loch Ness, relatively recently. So, in the 30s of the XX century, a sensational photograph appeared, which depicted a certain creature, better known as "Nessie".
The picture was taken by Dr. Kenneth Wilson. The blurred photo showed the neck and head of the "monster". It was later revealed that it was just a stuffed monster attached to the hull of a children's submarine. This well-known hoax was carried out by a certain hunter with his son. Surprisingly, she turned out to be very tenacious.
Time traveller
In the 70s of the last century, a story about a time traveler named Rudolf Fentz was very popular in America. This is one of the most famous hoaxes, the echoes of which can still be found in various publics today. social networks. The myth claimed that allegedly in 1950, Mr. Fentz suddenly appeared on one of the New York streets, straight from 1876. Unfortunately, due to his confusion, the “traveler” fell under the wheels of a car and died. In fact, all the characters and events of this hoax were borrowed from a little-known story by Jack Finney.
Crop Circles
In the late 70s, mysterious crop drawings began to appear in the south of Great Britain. Immediately, rumors began to circulate that the authors of these mysterious patterns were aliens. However, in 1991, David Chorley and his friend Douglas Bauer admitted that they were the authors of these ornaments.
Fijian mermaid
In the 19th century, this phrase was used to refer to various well-known exhibits at street exhibitions. They were deliberately passed off as mummified Fijian mermaids.
And such stuffed animals were made as follows: the body from an immature monkey was connected to the tail of some large fish, and then simply covered with papier-mâché. I must say that the hoax was primitive, but quite well-known and popular.
Witch of Salem
AT English city Salem, there was a real panic going on in the 17th century. And it all started with the fact that the daughter and niece of the clergyman Samuel Parria were stricken with a mysterious illness.
This disease made the girls emit hysterical cries and convulsions. As you know, at that time people fanatically believed in demonism, because of which the case received a great response. As a result of the witch hunt, there were sensational trials, and about 20 women died. Another 200 people were imprisoned. Later it turned out that all this was the usual collusion of girls who simply imitated the "symptoms" of their relatives.
An interesting fact is that similar things were also practiced in Russia. Women who behaved as if possessed by demons were called hysterics. After the issuance of the royal decree, in order to whip the hysterics with rods and deprive them of their rights in every possible way, those who like to shout and behave inappropriately significantly decreased. Here it must be said that certain psychiatric diseases with such symptoms do exist. But these are units. And history clearly demonstrates that the hysteria that appeared in one place quickly gained momentum. However, it was worth threatening the hysterics with a flogging, as immediately their “diseases” disappeared, and they instantly recovered. This is such a mental phenomenon.
Giant from Cardiff
One of the most famous and well-known hoaxes is a stone sculpture presented as the remains of a three-meter giant. The author of this hoax was the atheist George Halu, who argued with the clergyman about the giants living in ancient times. Thanks to his invention, George was able to make a decent fortune. Many people wanted to look at the "artifact" for only 50 cents.
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History is a rather vast subject and it is impossible to fully study it, especially in the smallest detail.
Sometimes these seemingly insignificant details can be the most interesting part of it.
Here are a few interesting facts stories that won't be covered in class.
1. Albert Einstein could have been president. In 1952 he was offered the post of the second President of Israel, but he refused.
2. Kim Jong Il was a good composer and throughout his life the Korean leader composed 6 operas.
3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa has always been leaning. In 1173, a team building the Leaning Tower of Pisa noticed that the base was warped. Construction was halted for almost 100 years, but the structure was never straight.
4. Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but by Indian mathematicians.
5. Before the invention of alarm clocks, there was a profession that consisted of waking other people up in the morning. So, for example, a person had to shoot dried peas at other people's windows to wake them up for work. 
6. Grigory Rasputin survived many assassination attempts in one day. They tried to poison him, shoot him and stab him, but he managed to survive. In the end, Rasputin died in a cold river.
7. The shortest war in history lasted less than an hour. The Anglo-Zanzibar War lasted 38 minutes.
8. The longest war in history took place between the Netherlands and the Scilly archipelago. The war lasted 335 years from 1651 to 1989 and suffered no casualties.
People, stories and facts
9. This amazing species, known as the "Majestic Argentine Bird", whose wingspan reached 7 meters, is the largest flying bird in history. She lived about 6 million years ago in the open plains of Argentina and in the Andes. The bird is a relative of modern vultures and storks, and its feathers reached the size of a samurai sword.
10. Using sonar, the researchers found two strange pyramids at a depth of 1.8 km. Scientists have determined that they are made of a kind of thick glass and reach enormous sizes (larger than the pyramids of Cheops in Egypt).
11. These two men with the same name were sentenced to the same prison and look very similar. However, they have never met, are not related, and are the reason why fingerprints began to be used in the judicial system.
12. Footbinding - ancient chinese tradition when girls had their toes tied to their feet. The idea was that the smaller the foot, the more beautiful and feminine the girl was considered.
13. The mummies of Guanajuato are considered the strangest and most frightening mummies. Their twisted faces make one believe that they were buried alive.
14. Heroin was once used as a substitute for morphine and was used to relieve coughs in children. 
15. Joseph Stalin may have been the inventor of Photoshop. After the death or disappearance of some people, photos with him were edited.
16. Latest analyzes DNA confirmed that the parents of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen were brother and sister. This explains many of his illnesses and defects.
17. The Icelandic Parliament is considered to be the oldest functioning parliament in the world. It was founded in 930.
Unexplained and mysterious facts of history
18. For many years, miners in South Africa have dug up mysterious balls about 2.5 cm in diameter with three parallel furrows. The stone from which they are made belongs to the Precambrian period, that is, their age is about 2.8 billion years.
19. It is believed that Catholic saints do not decay. The oldest of the "non-decaying" is Caecilia of Rome, who was martyred in 177 AD. Her body remains virtually the same as it was 1,700 years ago when it was discovered.
20. Encryption from Chaborough in the UK is one of the mysteries that have not yet been solved. If you look closely, you can see the inscription in the form of letters on the monument: DOUOSVAVVM. No one knows who carved this inscription, but many believe it is the key to finding the Holy Grail.
Incredible Facts
History is a rather vast subject and it is impossible to fully study it, especially in the smallest detail.
Sometimes these seemingly insignificant details can become a very part of it.
Here are some interesting facts from history that will not be covered in class.
1. Albert Einstein could have been president. In 1952 he was offered the post of the second President of Israel, but he refused.
2. Kim Jong Il was a good composer and a lifetime Korean leader composed 6 operas.
3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa has always been tilted. In 1173, a team building the Leaning Tower of Pisa noticed that the base was warped. Construction was halted for almost 100 years, but the structure was never straight.
4. Arabic numerals were not invented by Arabs, but by Indian mathematicians.
5. Before the invention of alarm clocks, there was a profession that wake other people up in the morning. So, for example, a person had to shoot dried peas at other people's windows to wake them up for work.
6. Grigory Rasputin survived many assassination attempts in one day. They tried to poison him, shoot him and stab him, but he managed to survive. In the end, Rasputin died in a cold river.
7. The shortest war in history lasted less than an hour. The Anglo-Zanzibar War lasted 38 minutes.
8. longest war in history took place between the Netherlands and the Scilly archipelago. The war lasted 335 years from 1651 to 1989 with no casualties on either side.
People, stories and facts
9. This amazing view, known as " majestic argentine bird", whose wingspan reached 7 meters, is the largest flying bird in history. It lived about 6 million years ago in the open plains of Argentina and in the Andes. The bird is a relative of modern vultures and storks, and its feathers reached the size of a samurai sword.
10. Using sonar, the researchers found at a depth of 1.8 km two strange pyramids. Scientists have determined that they are made of a kind of thick glass and reach enormous sizes (larger than the pyramids of Cheops in Egypt).
11. These two men with the same name were sentenced to the same prison and look very similar. However, they have never met, are not related and are the reason why fingerprints began to be used in the judicial system.
12. Foot binding- an ancient Chinese tradition, when girls tied their toes to their feet. The idea was that the smaller the foot, the more beautiful and feminine the girl was considered.
13. The most strange and frightening mummies are considered mummies of Guanajuato. Their twisted faces make one believe that they were buried alive.
14. Heroin was once used as a substitute for morphine and was used to relieve coughs in children.
15. Joseph Stalin may have been the inventor of Photoshop. After the death or disappearance of some people, photos with him were edited.
16. Recent DNA tests have confirmed that The parents of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun were brother and sister. This explains many of his illnesses and defects.
17. The Icelandic Parliament is considered oldest functioning parliament in the world. It was founded in 930.
Unexplained and mysterious facts of history
18. For years, miners in South Africa have been digging mystery balls about 2.5 cm in diameter with three parallel furrows. The stone from which they are made belongs to the Precambrian period, that is, their age is about 2.8 billion years.
19. It is believed that Catholic saints do not decay. The oldest of the "non-decomposing" is Caecilia of Rome who was martyred in 177 AD. Her body remains virtually the same as it was 1,700 years ago when it was discovered.
20. Cipher from Chaboro in the UK is one of the unsolved mysteries so far. If you look closely, you can see the inscription in the form of letters on the monument: DOUOSVAVVM. No one knows who carved this inscription, but many believe it is the key to finding holy grail.
