Bizarre History Facts That Sound Fake Posted by Isabel Daly Last Updated: October 12, 2023 Bizarre History Facts That Sound Fake So, I decided to compile 15 of my favourite random history facts. Enjoy! 1. Technically, the first President of the United States was not George Washington. 3. Victorians ate arsenic to make their complexion paler. 6. Charles Dickens and Arthur Conan Doyle were both in the same paranormal investigation society called “The Ghost Club.” 7. Oh, and Arthur Conan Doyle’s belief in ghosts caused him to fall out with Harry Houdini. 9. In the Wild West, frontiersmen were so sex-starved that they’d wait in line just to see a pair of women’s underwear. 10. Oh, and speaking of underwear, women in the Swiss Army had to wear men’s underwear until 2021. 11. In the 1920s, there was a bizzarre fad called “pole sitting” where people would climb flagpoles and sit on top of them for extended periods of time. 15. Socrates thought that the written word would make people stupid. You, after reading (sorry, Socrates) this list: Source link Previous Article “Boy Meets World” Actor Will Friedle Raised Concerns Over A Crew Member’s Comments To His Child Costars Next Article 17 Wildly Expensive Celeb Divorce Settlements
So, I decided to compile 15 of my favourite random history facts. Enjoy! 1. Technically, the first President of the United States was not George Washington. 3. Victorians ate arsenic to make their complexion paler. 6. Charles Dickens and Arthur Conan Doyle were both in the same paranormal investigation society called “The Ghost Club.” 7. Oh, and Arthur Conan Doyle’s belief in ghosts caused him to fall out with Harry Houdini. 9. In the Wild West, frontiersmen were so sex-starved that they’d wait in line just to see a pair of women’s underwear. 10. Oh, and speaking of underwear, women in the Swiss Army had to wear men’s underwear until 2021. 11. In the 1920s, there was a bizzarre fad called “pole sitting” where people would climb flagpoles and sit on top of them for extended periods of time. 15. Socrates thought that the written word would make people stupid. You, after reading (sorry, Socrates) this list:
