Unique facts

01. In the Ancient Greek Olympics, competitors found cheating were fined. The money would pay for a statue of Zeus with a plaque shaming the offender, and placed on the road to the stadium. #statue #olympics #euro #dollars #philippines #wtf #didyouknow #shocking #history

01. Bedlam Asylum was one of the most popular tourist attractions of 18th century London. Visitors paid a penny to watch suffering inmates. Entry was free on Tuesdays. #1800s #19thcentury #history #usa #wtf #horror

01. The Collyer brothers, Homer and Langley, filled their house with over 100 tons of random objects. Langley constructed a maze of tunnels, complete with deadly booby traps, to protect his brother, who never left his room. Langley was killed by his own traps, and Homer starved to death. #brothers #sibling #death #lying #science #crime #wtf #didyouknow #shocking

01. The first student protest in the United States happened at Harvard in 1766 when a student yelled out "Behold, our butter stinketh!— give us, therefore, butter that stinketh not." This sparked The Great Butter Rebellion. #butter #war #battle #history #1800s #19thcentury #wtf #shocking

1. In 1315, a small change in climate caused a great famine in Northern Europe which was so grim that one day even the king of England was left without bread. #Europe #EU #Plague #Facts #EuropeanUnion #FactRepublic

1. Octopus wrestling was a 1960's sport which involved diving into shallow water and fighting an octopus back to the surface. The 1963 record was a 57-pounder. #weird #sports #games #didyouknow #interesting #fascinating

01. After Charlotte Corday was executed by guillotine, a man named Legros lifted her head and slapped it on the cheeks. An expression of “unequivocal indignation” then appeared on her face suggesting that victims of the guillotine may retain consciousness for a short while. #wtf #death #history #scary #undertaker #popular #famous #celebrity

01. During the hyperinflation of the 1920s in Germany, waiters in restaurants would stand up on a table every 30 minutes to call out the new prices. #hyperinflation #germany #marianatrench #travel #living #world #adventure #shocking #horror #science #knowledge #education

01. Nazi Party lawyer Wilhelm Stuckart was responsible for the Nazi regime’s program of euthanasia for “deformed newborns.” Two years after creating the laws, his own son born with Down syndrome became one of their victims. #nazi #history #rule #program #wtf #didyouknow

01. King Louis IX, who died in 1270, is the only French monarch venerated as a saint. He invited beggars to eat with him at his table daily and replaced trial by combat with evidence-based trials. #history #1200s #13thcentury #classic #didyouknow #fascinating #war #battle

01. When surrendering during the American Civil war Robert E Lee dressed in an immaculate custom made uniform while Ulysses S Grant was dressed in a mud splattered general issue uniform. #history #civilwar #battle #america #unitedstates #usa #military