A historical fact is a fact about the past. Much information regarding the past has been lost. Many cultures have a rich oral history, but lack written documents. Oral accounts, or “story telling,” suffer from an inherent loss of information.
100 Historical Facts About the World
- There are 43 countries that still have a royal family. (more)
- All giant pandas in zoos around the world are on loan from China. (more)
- Canada has nine percent of the world’s forests. (more)
- The red-billed quelea is the most common bird on Earth. (more)
- Captain Morgan Actually Existed. (more)
- There’s a website that tracks the world’s population in real time. (more)
- More people speak Mandarin Chinese than any other language.(more)
- California is home to the “Artichoke Capital of the World.”(more)
- Using Forks Used to Be Seen as Sacrilegious. (more)
- It’s estimated that Sweden has more islands than any other country. (more)
- Around one in every 200 men are direct descendants of Genghis Khan. (more)
- Nearly half of the world’s population watched both the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup games. (more)
- Copenhagen is the most bike-friendly city in the world. (more)
- There are more than 24 time zones around the world. (more)
- There are 41 countries that recognize sign language as an official language. (more)
- People 60 years and older make up 12.3 percent of the global population. (more)
- More than 52 percent of the world’s population is under 30 years old. (more)
- The global adult literacy rate is around 86 percent. (more)
- Facebook has more users than the population of the U.S., China, and Brazil combined. (more)
- There are only two countries with names that begin with “The.” (more)
- South Sudan is the youngest country in the world. (more)
- All the ants on Earth weigh about as much as all the humans. (more)
- A record-breaking 92 countries competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. (more)
- The oceans contain almost 200,000 different kinds of viruses. (more)
- The world’s largest man-made oyster reef was created in Maryland. (more)
- New Zealanders have more pets per household than any other country.(more)
- Tokyo is the world’s largest city with 37 million inhabitants. (more)
- The most expensive coin in the world was sold for more than $7 million.(more)
- A Woman Was Elected to Congress Before Women Could Vote. (more)
- Richard Nixon Plotted to Assassinate a Journalist.(more)
- The Iron Maiden Wasn’t a Thing. (more)
- The Bloody Mary Wasn’t Always Called a Bloody Mary. (more)
- Interpol began in 1914 when legal professionals from 24 countries got together to discuss catching fugitives. (more)
- Former U.S. President Bill Clinton Lost the Nuclear Launch Codes. (more)
- The 1929 Wall Street Crash Did Not Cause a Rash of Suicides . (more)
- Walt Disney Is Not Cryogenically Frozen (more)
- Turkeys Were Once Worshipped Like Gods .
- Johnny Appleseed Was Real .
- North Korea and Cuba are the only places you can’t buy Coca-Cola.
- The Puritans Didn’t Come to the New World for ‘Religious Freedom’
- Paul Revere Never Actually Shouted, “The British Are Coming!”
- Basically Everything About Thanksgiving Is a Lie
- Nearly two people die each second.
- Cowboys Didn’t Actually Wear Cowboy Hats
- The Olympics Used to Award Medals for Art.
- A Lot of History’s Disasters Were Caused By Lack Of Sleep
- The entire world’s population could fit inside Los Angeles.
- Walt Disney Didn’t Draw Mickey Mouse
- One Time, 100 Imposters Claimed to Be Marie Antoinette’s Dead Son.
- Benjamin Franklin Never Thought Turkeys Should Be the National Bird,
- There are more twins now than ever before.
- Witches Weren’t Actually Burned at the Stake In Salem
- Napoleon Was Once Attacked By a Horde of Bunnies.
- John Adams and Thomas Jefferson Died on the Same Day.
- The hottest chili pepper in the world is so hot it could kill you.
- George Washington Never Had Wooden Teeth.
- Women Were Once Banned from Smoking in Public.
- Young George Washington Could Definitely Tell a Lie
- More people visit France than any other country.
- Ronald Reagan Was a Believer In Astrology
- The Government Literally Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition
- George Washington Opened a Whiskey Distillery After His Presidency
- The world’s most densely populated island is the size of two soccer fields.
- Cars Weren’t Invented in the United States
- The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
- And Betsy Ross Didn’t Design and Sew the First American Flag
- Africa and Asia are home to nearly 90 percent of the world’s rural population.
- Thomas Edison Didn’t Invent the Light Bulb
- The First Face on the $1 Bill Was Not George Washington
- Only two countries use purple in their national flags.
- Muhammad is thought to be the most popular name in the world.
- John Adams Was the First President to Live In the White House
- Indonesia is home to some of the shortest people in the world.
- Abraham Lincoln Was Also a Licensed Bartender
- The Paris Agreement on climate change was signed by the largest number of countries ever in one day.
- July 4th Isn’t the Real Independence Day
- The world’s quietest room is located at Microsoft’s headquarters in Washington state.
- President Abraham Lincoln is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame
- There are only three countries in the world that don’t use the metric system.
- Ketchup Was Sold in the 1830s as Medicine
- The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.
- Lyndon B. Johnson Gave Interviews From the Bathroom
- Four babies are born every second.
- Richard Nixon Was a Great Musician
- The coldest temperature ever recorded was -144 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Mary Actually Had a Little Lamb
- The Earth’s ozone layer will make a full recovery in 50 years.
- Pope Gregory IV Declared a War On Cats
- Japan is the world’s most earthquake-prone country.
- Cleopatra Was Not Egyptian
- There are around 4 quadrillion quadrillion bacteria on Earth.
- There Were More Than 600 Plots to Kill Fidel Castro
- People who are currently alive represent about 7 percent of the total number of people who have ever lived.
- The Titanic‘s Owners Never Said the Ship Was “Unsinkable”
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