I’m not entirely sure whether or not having ADHD is the culprit behind my bizarre fascination with random facts, but here we are, and I’m not upset about it. I figure it’s at least beneficial to read about educational facts, regardless of the subject matter, and my random-ass thought process has paid off in this department more than I may have assumed possible.
Conveniently, I rarely remember the facts I read, which ties in rather appropriately with the whole ADHD theme. At least my intentions are present, even if my memory isn’t.
I thought I would share some random history facts with all of you today for anyone interested, and these facts come from parade.com. Check it out.
“1. During World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal. She extinguished an incendiary bomb by peeing on it!
“2. 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!
“3. There were female gladiators in Ancient Rome! A female gladiator was called a gladiatrix (plural gladiatrices). They were extremely rare, unlike their male counterparts.
“4. 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.
“5. 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!
“6. From 1912 to 1948, the Olympic Games held competitions in the fine arts. Medals were given for literature, architecture, sculpture, painting, and music. Obviously, the art created was required to be Olympic-themed,” the web page states.
Check back tomorrow for more.
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