Even The Worst Students Will Find These 8 Historical Facts Totally Interesting
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You won't BELIEVE how fast time flied until you read these facts. My head is still spinning!
1. Betty White is older than sliced bread
Sliced bread was first introduced in 1928 by Otto Frederick Rohwedder. Betty White was born in 1922. This leads us to ask: Was sliced bread the coolest thing since Betty White?
2. Harvard University is older than calculus
Harvard University was founded in 1636 and is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Calculus was created later that century with the publication of Gottfried Leibniz's, “Nova Methodus.†How lucky for the first class of Harva
3. The Ottoman Empire still existed the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.
The last time the Cubs won the World Series was in 1908. The Ottoman Empire was dismantled 14 years later in 1923 following their loss in World War I.
4. Wooly Mammoths existed when the Great Pyramids were built.
The Great Pyramids were built around 2,000 B.C. 300 years later, around 1,700 B.C., the Wooly Mammoth went extinct in Russia.
5. The fax machine was invented the same year as the Oregon Trail.
The first prototype was invented in 1843 by Scottish mechanic Alexander Bain. The same year, about a thousand people traveled for months in a wagon to settle land in the western United States.
6. Tiffany &. Co. was founded before Italy became a country.
In 1861, a successful campaign was led to unite various city-states and create the country of Italy. Thirty years prior, in 1837, Tiffany & Company was founded in New York City.
7. The guillotine was last used in France the year Star Wars came out.
When Star Wars premiered in 1977, the guillotine was still being used as a form of execution! But have no fear, the cruel punishment was retired a few months later.
8. President John Tyler has two living grandchildren
John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States from 1841-1845. Surprisingly, the president, born in the eighteenth century, still has two living grandsons. They’re both in their mid 80s. Those must be strong genes!
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