Weird history facts

1. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the fifth richest man in the history of mankind - donated 5 tons gold to the National Defence Funds of India and was using the Jacob Diamond as a paperweight.

There’s a weird, probably creepy, unknown detail in every historic moment.

Curiosity and learning never go out of style. No matter the year. No matter the season. In a world that’s full of half-baked conspiracy theories, disinformation, and over-exaggerated (or completely made-up) trivia, it’s nice to find a source that you can trust. It only helps when it’s entertaining as heck, too. Enter, stage left—the ‘WTF Facts’ Twitter account.

50 ‘Weird History’ Facts That History And Trivia Lovers Might Find Interesting

1. People from England in the past used to believe that collecting fern seeds would make you invisible. It turns out they don’t have seeds.

1. James Sligo Jameson, the heir to Irish whiskey manufacturer Jameson's, bought an 11-year-old girl and offered her to cannibals to document and sketch how she was cooked and eaten.

1. "Earth Simulator" is one of the most powerful supercomputers on the planet with nearly 35 trillion operations per second and it's used to model Earth's Climate.

Stuff you normally wont find in textbooks.

Stuff you normally wont find in textbooks.

The world's youngest monarch was just 6 days old. Click to read the full act.