10 History Facts They Didn’t Teach You At School
#1 The Luftwaffe had a master interrogator whose tactic was being as nice as possible
#2 In Ancient Asia, death by elephant was a popular form of execution.
#3 The UK government collected postcards as intelligence for the D-Day landings.
#4 When Marcus Crassus died, molten gold was poured down his throat.
#5 Germany uncovers 2,000 tons of unexploded bombs every year.
#6 In Ancient Greece, wearing skirts was manly.
#7 A singing birthday card has more computer power in it than the entire Allied Army of WWII.
#8 In 1386, a pig was executed in France.
#9 Cleopatra’s reign was closer to the moon landings than the Great Pyramid being built.
#10 Shrapnel is named after its inventor
