19 historical facts, which you will look at the history in a new way

In the history of mankind there are still a lot of secrets and mysteries that scientists have yet to solve. But without them there are enough facts, events and personalities that can surprise us and even make us look at past events from a different angle.

Here are several facts we will share them with you

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Hunting for a mammoth was not a common occurrence for a Paleolithic man. Most likely, people were looking for already dead animals to use meat, skins and bones.

3 of the 10 most bloody wars in history occurred in China.

The seal on the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun remained untouched for 3,255 years

The youngest Pope was 11 years old.

It is not known for certain who blew the nose off the Sphinx. There is an image of the Sphinx without a nose, dated 1737 - 60 years before Napoleon landed in Egypt.

Back in the late XIX - early XX century in England, you could bring your wife to the market and put it on sale. This custom was analogous to the divorce for commoners.

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By the 100th anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812, not only living witnesses of events were found in the Russian Empire , but even participants in the Battle of Borodino.
The author of the famous philosophical treatises on education - Jean-Jacques Rousseau - gave all his 5 children to an educational home.
In the UK, there is still a piece of cake from the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Yes, the wedding was in 1840.

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George Washington - one of the most famous US presidents - never lived in the White House. At that time the building was not yet built.

Artist Samuel Morse too late received news of his wife's sudden illness and did not have time for her until her death. This prompted him to go deeper into the study of ways to quickly deliver messages to distances.

You will not believe it, but yes, it's a patent for toilet paper. It dates back to 1891. Pay attention to the position of the roll.

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In the autumn of 1914, when the German troops attacked Paris, 5,000 French soldiers were transferred to the front line by Parisian taxis overnight .

Soviet archaeologists uncovered the grave of Tamerlane June 20, 1941.

In 1947, the UK still operated a card system. The government had to allocate additional cards for sewing the dress of Elizabeth II.

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The first man in space - Yuri Gagarin - did not fly the ship Vostok-1. The entire flight was held in automatic mode.
The last death penalty in Western Europe was not committed with the help of poison or firearms. The condemned was executed with the help of a guillotine. It was in 1977.
In 1969, there was a bloody military conflict between El Salvador and Honduras. The formal reason for it were tense football matches for the right to participate in the 1970 World Cup.
Jimmy Nichol is a British musician who was formally the 5th member of the Beatles group. He replaced Ringo Starr at 8 concerts in Hong Kong, Denmark, Holland and Australia, so that the tour did not stop.