40 Interesting Historical Facts That Everyone Needs To Learn And See Before They Die

The world is full of wonders, indeed.

Sophia

• Published in Interesting
• December 13, 2021

History is what shaped our world today, and everything that comes along with it. Our stories are now beautifully intertwined with the events of our past, and it's truly amazing when the past meets the present time.

Even if our history's been full of war, famine, assassinations, plagues, and a lot more, they have all evidently made our overall stories rich, meaningful, and interesting. Contrary to popular belief that learning history could be boring, it's actually a great way for us to see patterns in our civilizations and use it to our advantage, and stray away from the saying "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it."

That being said, Dr. Mohammad Firoz Khan makes it a point to teach people about interesting history facts via @archeohistories on Twitter. It's an interesting little project of his that aims to share easy-to-digest educational snippets in form of tweets.

The account is named Archeo - Histories, with the word "archeo" supporting the fact that the account's content revolves around interesting stories and quick facts about our ancient civilizations, as well as features about significant events, persons, and discovered artifacts from the more recent years. Dr. Mohammad Firoz Khan is definitely the perfect person to run it as well!

"I'm a researcher, author, and freelance archaeologist with a profound interest in ancient history who holds a Ph.D. in history and specializes in archaeology," he says. His love for history allowed him to have access to authentic and unbiased resources.

Scroll down the tweets in the account that have graced thousands of people's Twitter feed!

1. This 1,400-year-old tree that turns the land around in into gold every fall. It's found in China's Zhongnan Mountains.

2. This ancient innovation of snow goggles.

3. A beautifully carved marble that greatly gives the veil a translucent appearance.

4. The Daisugi Technique

5. A beautiful church built in 1180 that was preserved and turned into a museum.

6. This beautiful stained glass stair case.

7. An extinct tree reborn after over a thousand years.

8. Shadows in a mosaic masterpiece.

9. Fabric womb

10. A recovered Swedish warship that sank in 1628

11. Painting doppelgangers!

12. Viking cats

13. Come to think of it, this bottle has no COVID-infested air in it.

14. A group of Samurai and the Sphinx

15. A horse-drawn caravan in the 1800s

16. Galileo Galilei's first illustrations of the moon

17. The White Wolf

18. A "WTF" on a 1620 tomb

19. Giant Armadillos

20. The Step-Well

21. Beautiful flower details in a fossil

22. They thought they were the only ones here

23. An egyptian ring with a cat, which may be an ode to some of their deities who were depicted with cat-like heads.

24. Tiger Heads

25. A woven Armenian carpet

26. The Stair Of Death

27. A 5000 year old dagger made of rock crystal

28. The Hasanlu Lovers, the epitome of "'Til Death Do Us Part"

29. A crowned athlete from the Hellenistic period

30. Actual 'The Meg'

31. Roman bathhouse

32. The evolution of the English language

33. Tiye, wife of Amenhotep III, made alive with modern technology

34. Pilgrimage chapel

35. The Manhattan of the past

36. A gun hidden in a bible. Badass.

37. The Oseberg ship

38. Samurai helmet

39. Home of Dracula

40. An ancient golden oak wreath

It's time we start appreciating historians and archeologists who dedicated their lives to bringing us the wonders of what the world was like way before we came into existence. These things are proof that no matter how many people come and die in this world, their legacies collectively remain and form these wonderful stories that are shared today.

Which one was your favorite? Comment it down below, or share this with your thoughts to your family and friends!

Sophia