#random history fact

[the---hermit]

what's a historical fact or event that you think is super cool and more people should know about and appreciate?

Hello anon! This got briefly lost in my drafts, sorry.

There's so many cool history facts, here you can find the masterlist of my random history fact series (I have not written new posts for this series in a while, but I will get back to them in the future). Some honorable mentions of weird/not talked about historical facts are:

The 1932 emu wars in Australia, in which you guessed it the birds won against the Australian government.

The fact that the Roman emperor Claudius tried to hide when we was about to be crowned because he thought the guards wanted to muder him. This emperor is really interesting because he has always been looked down on. He didn't fit the physical standars of his time and was highly criticized for that, he was old when he got power, but he is also responsable for allowing non-Romans into the senate.

The emperor Hadrian had a major mental/emotional breakdown when his lover Antinoo died. From then on he started dedicating to his lost lover cities, temples, a huge amount of statues, and if I am not wrong he also dedicated a constellation to him.

On the same not of Roman queer history the emperor (or empress) Eliogabalus was trans. She was amab but there's sorces that very clearly state she offered half of the empire to the doctor who could give her a female body.

Jesus wasn't born in the year 0, it's probable he was born around 4 B.C. This is one of the funniest historical fact I know, and very little people know about it. It's all because a monk messed up the calculations. Also the fact that Jesus existed as a human in more or less that time is the only certain thing we know as historans nothing else can be proved because of the lack of certain and unpartial sources.

The iust prime noctis is only one of the many myths we have surrounding the middle ages. It is the right of the landowner to have sex with a woman on the first night of her wedding, if you have seen the movie Braveheart you know what I am talking about. Anyway it's only a myth, and if you think about it it makes sense, do you honestly believe people would not have rebelled against it? The lack of records of such rebellions proves it's only a story.

Witch hunts aren't the highlight of Medieval times. Although there certainly were some witch trials during the middle ages the most violent and the majority of trials were during the Modern era. Violent trials are a thing especially for me late 1400s to the 1600s, although we have trials that go all the way into the 1700s, amd of course there were some during the middle ages.

On the topic of witches (which as you might know is very dear to me) did you know the Italian town of Triora is called the city of witches because of how heavy the trials were in 1587-1589, almost all women of the town were processed as witches.

Not really an historical fact but historical terms that aren't really spoken of are the time periods. They are only a practical tool that helps us difine the past so you have always to keep that in mind, but also we are not living the Modern era, we are living the Contemporary era. The Modern period is usually dated from 1492 (when Columbus found the American continent) to 1815 (when Napoleom was defeated). The Contemporary era starts from 1815 and goes on till today.

I could go on, and I could talk more of some of these topics, these were only the first few things that came to mind!

(Disclamer: I wrote this all thanks to my memory so there could be some details that aren't super precise, but if you find these topics interesting and look more into them you can find lots online)

#sorry it took a whole day to post idk what happened in the process #i might write specific random history facts post on a couple of these but i have not planned yet when i'll get back to it #also thanks for keeping me company anon! #ask #asked #asks #answered #random history fact #random history facts #cris speaks #historyblr #history #history fact #studyblr #mine #the---hermit

[wind-becomes-lightning]

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Kaiser Wilhelm II. had an issue when he was born that resulted with him having an arm that he could barely use (it was lame I think). His father tried to have it treated with electorshocks etc, which well of course didn't help. He couldn't ride right (if you know that you can see that puplic pictures of him on a horse are always from the OTHER side), he couldn't fight right, he was over all a pretty "weak" guy. Which sometimes is attributed to the fact that he was so obsessed with big machines and success in warfare.

#ask things #friends and pals #random history fact #ONE DAY ILL WRITE HISTORICAL FICTION ABOUT THE THREE COUSIN LEADERS THAT WERE FIGHTIN IN WWI #ONE DAY

[wtffacts]

Everybody has gone through something that has changed them in a way that they could never go back to the person they once were.

#facts #wtf facts #random facts #history #text #life quotes #wtffacts

[wikiweird]

Cosmic latte

"Cosmic latte" refers to the average color of the universe as determined by a team of astronomers led by Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry. In 2002, they conducted a study to determine the color of the universe by combining light from over 200,000 galaxies.

After analyzing the spectral data from these galaxies, the researchers calculated the average wavelength of light and determined that the color of the universe, when viewed as a whole, is a pale beige or light brown. They humorously named this color "cosmic latte" due to its resemblance to the color of milky coffee.

The color was arrived at by combining the light emitted by stars of different ages and colors in the observed galaxies. It represents a composite color that takes into account the distribution and intensity of light throughout the universe.

The discovery of the cosmic latte color provides an interesting perspective on the overall composition of the universe. It indicates that the combination of stars and galaxies across vast distances creates a uniform hue when viewed from a distance.

While the term "cosmic latte" is not an official scientific term, it has gained popularity in popular science discussions and has become a recognizable way to describe the average color of the universe. It serves as a playful and relatable way to conceptualize the vastness and complexity of the cosmos.

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#cosmic latte #color #color theory #color palette #astrology #astronomy #wikipedia #weird facts #weird history #strange facts #strange history #random fact #weird wikipedia #wikiweird

[geek-22]

A stupid reason the Saxons hated the vikings

The vikings and Danes washed once a week. They looked after their hair. They braided it.

This resulted in a lot of Saxon women sleeping with the Danes.

Which Saxon men did not like.

Because Saxon men had low grooming standards and were mangy.

#memes #meme #funny memes #history #lol #facts #random facts #funny #funny shit #funny post #fun facts #interesting facts #this is insane #culture #humans #strange #weird #funny stuff #shitpost #random #ao3 author #stupid post #storytime #this is so stupid #humor #history lesson #anthro #lol memes #viking #interesting

[bullshityounot]

I bullshit you not.

#random #cool stuff #interesting facts #slavery #abolition of slavery #american revolution #black history

[mikeru6]

fun fact, did you know that sharks existed before the North Star even formed? they also existed before TREES!

i love sharks

#shark facts #shark #shark thoughts #i love sharks #biology #marine biology #marine animals #marine life #history #paleontology #fossils #ancient history #evolution #life #fun facts #facts #interesting facts #random facts #animal facts #trees

[factoidfactory]

Random Fact #6,542

A century before Rosa Parks, there was Elizabeth Jennings

In 1854, she refused to get off of a streetcar that only allowed white passengers.

She was arrested. She sued (and won), and her case led to the eventual desegregation of NYC's public transit.

#elizabeth jennings #rosa parks #did you know #random facts #random fact #little known fact #random factoid #random factoids #yes really #history facts #black history #united states #the united states #american history #segregation #country facts

[nando161mando]

#history #government #corrupt government #corrupt politicians #corruption #corrupt police #government corruption #ausgov #politas #auspol #tasgov #taspol #australia #fuck neoliberals #neoliberal capitalism #anthony albanese #albanese government #random facts #fun facts #factsnfunnypics #jack facts #facts #fact of the day #fact check #fact #psalms #this has been a psa #important psa #just a psa #psa

[16woodsequ]

Sunday Steve - Day One

Things that would be new or unfamiliar to Steve in the 21st century, either due to the time period he grew up in, or his social-economic status and other such factors.

Day One: Ball Point Pen

The history of the ball point pen is actually really interesting and I spent a lot of time digging through articles trying to decide if Steve would have used them.

See, ball point pens were technically invented right before World War Two (there's a complicated history of just who invented it first, but the one that caught on and began to be used in the states was invented by a Jewish refugee in the 1938s.)

László Bíró was able to get a contract with the British RAF to supply ball point pens to pilots. These pens worked better in cramped spaces and at high altitudes than fountain pens.

But outside of military use, the ball point pen did not catch on in America until the The Reynolds Rocket first sold for 12.50 each ($214 in today's money).

It may be possible that Steve had encountered a ball point pen before, given that Howard is an inventor and a pilot, he could have learned of them through him.

But there is a very high chance that Steve never used a ballpoint pen before going into the ice, and he may have never even seen one before. (As for retractable 'clicky' pens? Not invented till the 50s.)

Sunday Steve Masterpost

#just blows my mind steve very well might not have known something as basic as a ball point pen #history #meta #steve rogers #steve rogers meta #ball point pen #pen #sunday steve #facts #fun facts #random facts #captain america #21st century #20th century #mcu #marvel #inventions #ballpointpen #ballpoint pen

[taviokapudding]

Simon's joke of "soup of theseus" is so damn good & way more layered than most people think.

Okay so first- what is the ship of Theseus?

So amongst his many misadventures and legends the ship of theseus was a ship the Athenians believed connected them to the divine living person that was Theseus. The thing is, he was maybe Poseidon's adopted kid/the King if Athen's son and probably not real (or at least if he did his misadventures were super exaggerated as royals = divity stories are) but the fate the Athenians had for him & Apollo (the 6 labors is a fun legend that explains their connection and what the original ship may have been) was so intense, they would constantly give maintence as a form of religious worship to said ship on the island of Delos (where Apollo's most sacred sancutary is) every year it would dock to pay respects.

Btw we don't need to know the specifics of Theseus but he did infamously slay a minotar and Finn did have a good exchange with the Mannish Man to get the enchiridion aka the book that sets Betty & Simon on the paths they are on now so that's neat af

So if you've ever heard about the ship of Theseus being paradox- it comes from the critique that's always existed about that ship's maintenance & religious practices tldr if you are constantly replacing each rotted and borken part of a ship, is it still the same ship?

The soup is a paradox like the ship

That paradox exists in many many scifi and adventure stories like the Nier series & Ghost in the Shell but in this instance we got to first look at the joke literally. Farm world's Finn's wife's soup is the same as the ship. The original soup farm world HW made no longer exists on a technicality, but the way Finn and his kids continue to add on and consume the soup is exactly like the Athenians. It's about the intent of carrying on the memory and keeping the soup around to honor the dead rather than the soup's original recipe {which also is incredibly sad & imples that farmworld Finn is both coping and never learned the original soup recipe}. It's a beautiful way to honor their dead mom/wife and it makes you wonder if that Finn did die if his kids will continue the practice.

But the paradox goes beyond the soup & into our reality

A lot of people have noticed that Fionna's last name is Campbell and Campbells is a real soup brand that would've been around before the great mushroom war. When Marceline gets sick as a kid, Simon goes great lenghts to get her chicken soup- that only worked out because the primordial version of the Mother Gum assisting {which is extreme Bubbeline foreshadowing}. And in that scene the can low key is a campbell design. But what if I told you there's more?

In Cheers, the tv show Simon is seen constantly watching and referencing throughout the original run of Adventure Time & in the recent Fionna and Cake had Carla Tortelli work at a Canpbell's Factory.

Neat references aside the soup ends the moment the main trio hit the remote button and I have a BA in psychology & interest in childrens media and entertainment that I want to milk for once. Metaphorical intention is beyond relevant episode specifics but actually the foundation of Fionna and Cake when it comes to the paradox.

Simon making the soup of Theseus joke is the main problem Fionna and Cake has to address

If Simon can summon his & Prismo's au from his head without proper MMS (Magic, Madness, and Sadness) where does Simon the human start and Ice King end?

As viewers who grew up alongside the series, the majority of 25+ watchers are finding Simon, older Finn, and Fionna painfully relatable because good fucking god we are all traumatized because of the ongoing pandemic.

If you want to focus on the main topic you can skip this part. But if you want to get very serious for a minute, please stay. The majority of people wont to accept what I just said about the pandemic being ongoing because global governments pretending the pandemic is over, the rise of depression and escapism in real time at a social level at a global level but especially in the US where the series is being made, and the daily interactions we have with most people refusing to mask up {with a violent reaction} when there still isn't a cure for COVID has created the perfect enviroment for most people to not accept change or crave extreme change. Fionna and Cake tackles these 2 very common forms of how depression tends to manifest when it's not fully manic to be displayed through Simon (self isolation from poor coping due to loss, detachment from society, dwelling on the past to the point it effects social interactions, extreme forms of religious practice, etc.) and Fionna/Finn (pretending everything is fine, avoidance, going through the bare minimum motions to survive, escapsim and dream of grandure, not caring about sel preservation, no/lack of self control with sweets/coffee, etc.). And I've noted there's a subset of AT viewers who don't relate or find the depections too real to the point they're upset the show's tone isn't as light hearted as AT. The thing is when a global disabling event happens, unless you were under 10 when it happened and even then it's a 50/50 because you probably did lose or know somebody who did die these last several years, you will have some kind of trauma response to it whether you like it or not. Hell, some of you unknowlingly have a gap in your memory about 2020 specifically due to inconsistent sleep schedules that have nothing to do with the shrinking of the brain mass COVID causes that we all call "brain fog" and now that I pointed it out you're probably going to go stare at a wall for 5 mins {sorry btw, doubly if you have long COVID and this is how you found out what brain fog partially is}. As someone who's been dealing with depression since I was a child, it's okay to be not okay given the last several years and doubly if you've been conscious long enough to see the US freefall into fascism too {which I hope encourages those who weren't aware that's been happening to go look into that because we can't get into it right now}. Because I unfortunately know what manic depression can look like - if you find yourself relating to Simon a little too much during ep 3, please talk to somebody who is licensed and trained to do so {not me, I haven't done suicide prevention work since 2017 and am not licensed- I genuienly won't be enough of a resource} okay? Don't throw away yourself nor change yourself for others only. You need to work to accept the past, move on to live in the present, and change yourself for yourself. It won't be easy and resources are out there to not do it alone, alright?

Becuase of how paradoxial and fluid mental health (espeically undiagnosed depression) can be and how AT has it's own version with MMS, could Simon have unconscious MMS still because of Betty's with without a battery but can't tap into it because of his mental state? And could Ice King as we once knew him even be considered a proper person Simon could return too?

The original wish of why Ice King's appearance & abilities is the way it is IS because of Evergreen's impression on Gunter {Evergreen was one of the ice elementals of the past btw- go watch the original Adventure Time for that context}. So Ice King isn't even an original character, just the crown building off the wishes and manifestations of each bearer by emulating a warped version of Evergreen. And that's the main reason why I speculate Ice Thing aka Gunter the Penguin is chill af to the point he got married and can exist with less gems. His wish didn't build off of power to protect Marceline (Simon) nor the power to copy Evergreen (Original Gunter).

As the main trio jump from connected universe to connected universe, more Simons and crowns will appear that are even more removed from our Ooo's crown and it's version of Ice King or Ice Prince or Winter King will only manifest because of the prior and current wishes made. So if Simon does get a crown that isn't the Ooo crown, will the Ice King that once existed even be THE Ice King he wants to be? And will Simon want to be Ice King or an Ice King when the trio do return to his Ooo?

The crown and it's many versions is a paradox that can only be resolved if Simon and Fionna can work together but also set aside their depression to address what they both really want and what that wish's intention will do to themselves and those around them. In short, shit's deep

I applaud the team for Fionna and Cake for tackling such a layered problem and I'm excited to see how Simon's soup of emotions, Fionna's growth, & magic crown of Theseus is addressed.

#mun post #i probably over analyzed but also didn't do enough to dig deeper #so hopefully if you've seen AT you can fill in the gaps #but also walk away with interesting knowledge and #a weird look into my noggin #and yes im layman terming so much because if we get into specifics ima bore the shit out of y'all #also i hc fionna/finn has adhd & simon is somewhere on the austim spectrum because of how they display their depression - there's overlap #adventure time fionna and cake #spoilers #fionna and cake spoilers #campbells soup #was also a suprise- i knew cheers had a ton of product placement but a whole factory job is such a random reference #adventure time spoilers #simon petrikov #brain rot is getting too real #i wanted to make a tiktok or youtube about this but fandom on there doesn't allow for discourse and yt at fandom prefers facts and lore ove #deep interpretation and speculation- doubly from someone who is also a sorta girl failure with a degree like simon #sorry if there's spelling errors- i prefer mobile tbg #also im not a historian- if I got theseus's lore wrong just know im blaming the victorian historians and google #i prefer reading medical biology sociology and psychology peer reviewed studies over history studies because those obsessed greek and roman #scholarly bitches are actually super annoying to talk to- every discussion literally ends up back to the greco-roman empire and I'm good #i prefer the now and the future than the past because i've learned enough to know how to spot history repeating itself & wanting to address #it while we can and/or while folks still have funding to do so vs the past is full of bs {mostly christian and victorian 'historians'} ya #gotta dig through to get to a semblance that can be adapted to the present- i respect the hussle but I have a limited access of resources t #deep dive theseus and explain him so sorry if you wanted more - like go ask a BS or higher in greek mythology research instead #oh btw for those curious i got a ba in psychology but my interest was pediatrics lgbtq+ and entertainment for those under 18 so y e s I have #too many thoughts about this show and many others but the ongoing worker's strikes are why im not making content #doubly if tiktok does start paying me *is filing to get an income* but y e a h bitch i could keep going if i had more than 30min to recall #all the information i do remember outside of the theseus specifics- i had to pull out my irl dictionary for that because it's been a while

[kommandonuovidiavoli]

AUS MASTERPOST!

Here's a list with the posts if you are interested in this story!

TIMELINE MIXES

No Mohawk Clothes Swap Teens and Kids meet One Piece Didnyland (Draw the Squad) Easter 2024 Old Man Time/Dimension Traveler Orange Pride Kid Beetles Height Chart Hoegie Common Differences

Random Lore

Birthdays (General) Global Warming (General) Jack Black (General) Beauty Genes (General) Hamsters (General) Temporary Recommission (General) 4th Flavor (General) Songs! Fake Moonlanding (1969) Unlce Irwin (2006) Matador NO (2006, based on Operation: M.A.T.A.D.O.R.) Closer firends (2010) Real Father (2011) Stickybeard's Wife (2012) Today you're 18 (2012) Young Parents (2014-2015) Penny's Accent (2013-2023/24)

Sector Ʌ AU Masterpost

Historie Two AU Masterpost

Teen AU Masterpost

Nightmare War Masterpost

Adult AU Masterpost

#MASTERPOST #teen au #adult au #historie two au #kids next door #kommandonuovidiavoli #random facts #lore #story

[manchineel-bean]

was thinking about how New York used to be called New Orange when the Dutch reclaimed New York from the British… hmmm

#wttt new york #welcome to the statehouse #wttsh #wttt #ben brainard #Brain loves to remember random history facts #ORANGE

[wtffacts]

Scientists say the brain purposely forgets certain memories in order to avoid information overload, and emotional hangovers.

#facts #wtf facts #random facts #history #text #life quotes #wtffacts

[wikiweird]

Wow! signal -

In 1977, a radio signal was detected from outer space that lasted for 72 seconds. This signal, known as the "Wow! signal," remains one of the most intriguing and unexplained mysteries in the field of astronomy.

The Wow! signal was detected by astronomer Jerry R. Ehman while he was analyzing data from the Big Ear radio telescope at Ohio State University. The signal was so remarkable that Ehman circled it on the printout and wrote "Wow!" next to it, giving it its name.

What makes the Wow! signal particularly intriguing is its unusual characteristics. It was a narrowband radio signal that appeared to originate from the Sagittarius constellation. The signal's intensity was over 30 times higher than the background noise, indicating a potential artificial origin.

Despite extensive efforts to re-detect the signal and determine its source, it has never been observed again. Scientists have proposed various explanations, including potential extraterrestrial origins, but no definitive conclusions have been reached.

The Wow! signal continues to spark fascination and speculation, representing one of the most enigmatic and unexplained phenomena in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. It serves as a reminder of the vast mysteries that exist beyond our planet and the ongoing quest to understand the universe.

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#wow signal #wow! signal #outer space #weird facts #wikipedia #weird history #strange facts #wikiweird #weird wikipedia #strange history #random fact

[its-not-a-pen]

First day as an early-3rd-century warlord and I am fighting in the bloodiest civil war of my country’s history. Very few records were kept during this time and even fewer have survived, but I am one of the only people of my era to have an accurate, physical description that was verified by multiple sources. Was it because of my meteoric rise from sandal-weaver to king? My heroic exploits? My compassion for the downtrodden? No. it was because my contemporaries would NOT stop roasting me about my extremely big, stupid-looking ears.

#liu bei #san guo yan yi #second century warlord #romance of the three kingdoms #last last time i exploit this format i swear. #pour one out for lu bu. mans about to be executed and goes down absolutely SWINGING. #FUCK YOU YOU TWO-FACED BIG-EARED BASTARD #i love this genre of Random Fact that Accidentally Makes History like “hegelochus sees a weasel” #ok. ok guys. yknow when cao chong was weighing his dad's elephant? #what if he was like “look 爹爹 uncle liu came to visit!” cao cao would make him heir on the spot i think. #for more san guo memes check out my sideblog @grand-theft-carbohydrates