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🥤🚢 Did you know that Pepsi once became a military superpower? Pepsi literally armed itself to beat Coca-Cola! youtu.be/E8fn3xfs5mg?fe… #PepsiVsCocaCola #ColdWar #FunHistory #CrazyStories #SodaWars
Keen historian, Charlotte Roy, delves into her latest book... chiselbury.co.uk/bookstore/p/wh… #history #funhistory #BooksWorthReading #HenryEighth #Chiselbury #PaulWreyford
#CharlesDarwin #HistoryFacts #FunHistory #SejarahDunia #Darwin #ScienceHistory #EmmaWedgwood #FaktaUnik #Marriage #Sejarah
The author and his book: Following the exploits of King Henry II, Archbishop Thomas Becket, The Young King Henry, Richard the Lionheart, Eleanor of Aquitaine, King John and Sir William Marshal has never been so fun. chiselbury.co.uk/bookstore/p/th… #funhistory #Plantagenets #KingHenry
The term “saved by the bell” does not originate from people being buried alive. Because of bells attached to coffins back in the day, people wrongly assume that the term comes from people being saved by these coffin bells. However, the term actually comes from boxing. #funhistory
▶️The NEW iCivics GAME!!! 🎮 I think this will go great with #learningstandards in multiple courses #funhistory #socialstudies #learning #games
Brief the Chief is our most flexible game yet! Created with careful attention to detail, three different presidents, & six different challenges to choose from, it can be played again & again. The more students play, the more historical figures they meet! hubs.la/Q02xpd8p0
Best known for the successful expansion of Rome into Britain, parts of Africa and the Middle East, one less known bit of history about Claudius is that he apparently passed a law allowing people to pass gas in public. Yes, that means to fart in public. #funhistory #history
Still need a fun (but educational) stocking filler? Amazon are currently offering the paperback for just £7.35 at the moment!! And the big man from Amazon (I mean the North Pole) is still promising delivery in time for the big day... amazon.co.uk/dp/1916556205 #funhistory #Henry
Read on for a fun, coast-to-coast trip on how Americans refer to everyday things using different words, phrases and slang. Read on: hubs.la/Q02P_Mrb0 #funfacts #funhistory #news
10 Quirky Objects Underscore the Unique Stories of Historic Sites #FunHistory #HistoricalObjects savingplaces.org/stories/quirky…
They printed: “Rocket mail is the future of delivery.” — 1930s headlines But it never took off — literally. #FailedInventions #RocketMail #FunHistory
Grateful for the publicity in the local paper this week, but I think the sub-editor writing the headline must have enjoyed their liquid lunch a little too much! #funhistory #fantasyfiction #henryviii #kidshistory #horriblehistories #historybooks
46 BC was 445 days long and is the longest year in human history. Nicknamed the year of confusion, this year had two extra leap months inserted by Julius Caesar. This was in order to make his newly-formed Julian Calendar match up with the seasonal year. #funhistory #history
The paperback edition is now out...so you'll need a new excuse as to why you still haven't bought your copy😉 It's just £7.99. amazon.co.uk/When-Henry-VII… #henryviii #funhistory #funhistoryfacts #fantasyfiction #educationalbooks #paperback
Fab review of my book from author Peter Tonkin for Aspects of History magazine😃 aspectsofhistory.com/book_reviews/w… @AspectsHistory @chiselbury #funfiction #funhistory #henryviii #histfic #fantasyhistory #humorousfiction
WEDNESDAY! 🏺 Our #HolidayExplorers go back in time to Roman Greenwich at @CharltonHouseGW #FunHistory for kids aged 5-12 including real Roman artefacts and a Centurion helmet craft - book for £3 per child: buff.ly/3Ytffo4 #KidsInMuseums
Alexander the Great named over 70 cities after himself. He conquered over 2 million square miles of the Earth’s surface all by the time he was 30 so naming cities after himself was fair enough. #history #funhistory
Thomas Edison discovered that a carbonised bamboo filament could last over 1200 hours and began manufacturing commercial lamps using carbonized Japanese Bamboo filaments. #funhistory
Bamboo from Yawata, Kyoto, played a significant role in the evolution of the lightbulb because of its durability and was used as filament by Edison until 1894 Here's a demonstration of bamboo durability under heat using a cannon ball 📹 @osakasenshoku
Ever noticed how some food items treat ingredients like they're playing hide-and-seek? 😂 Turns out, the name 'sliders' has a history as surprising as those uneven bites! Want to know why? 😉 #FoodFacts #FunHistory
The Flint Sit-Down Strike was more than just silence. It was workers using a bold tactic to force a major company to negotiate, marking a huge union victory in American labor history. #LaborHistory #UnionStrong #funhistory
Ever notice how some food items have ALL the good stuff on one side? 🤨 Turns out, that's how the humble 'slider' got its name! Who knew a little imbalance could lead to a tasty legend? 😉 Have you ever faced the 'ingredient cliff'? #FoodFacts #FunHistory #SliderLife
Did you know? In the 1700s, German immigrants brought the “egg-laying hare” called Osterhase to America? And that’s how the Easter Bunny hopped into our tradition! #EasterFacts #FunHistory 🥚🐰 factretriever.com/easter-facts
No matter its true origin, one thing’s clear: April Fools’ Day has always been about laughter, light‑hearted mischief, and not taking life too seriously. Just remember—keep it kind. #AprilFoolsDay #DidYouKnow #FunHistory #April1
The earliest discovered soup bowl dates to 20,000 B.C., in Jiangxi Province, China. Archeologists believe the use of hot rocks to boil rice, grains and vegetables in liquid before eating pre-dates baking and roasting. Read on: hubs.la/Q040zJk-0 #soup #foodie #funhistory
🛁😂 Did you know? President William Howard Taft once got stuck in a bathtub 😱 So stuck… he had to install a BIGGER one 🛁🇺🇸 Even presidents have funny moments 😆👑 Watch this true story 👇 youtube.com/shorts/bdP9BLq… #FunHistory #USHistory #Nuktobia #Laugh #USA
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🌊 Did you know THIS about America’s beaches? 🇺🇸🏖️ ✨ History is everywhere—even at the beach. #AmericanHistory #HistoricBeaches #FunHistory #DidYouKnow #BeachHistory #LearnOnTikTok #HistoryTok #USHistory #CloocheyFoundation
Still need a fun (but educational) stocking filler? Amazon are currently offering the paperback for just £7.35 at the moment!! And the big man from Amazon (I mean the North Pole) is still promising delivery in time for the big day... amazon.co.uk/dp/1916556205 #funhistory #Henry
Today’s candy cane traces back to centuries of confectionery craft and American mint fields. The treat itself was not invented here in the U.S., the candy cane we know today was widely popularized in Albany, Georgia. Read on: hubs.la/Q03YnbPS0 #candycane #funhistory
Before alarm clocks were common, “knocker-uppers” were hired to wake people up by tapping on their windows with sticks or blowing whistles. ⏰ #SpinMarkketFunFacts #HistoryFacts #FunHistory
🚗 Fact: Taft brought the first official automobile to the White House, replacing stables with garages. #FunHistory #PresidentialFacts #WhiteHouseHistory #Taft
The classic Thanksgiving dishes we now eat emerged during the Civil War. Thanksgiving had largely been forgotten, but President Lincoln saw the dinner as a way to promote national unity. Read on: hubs.la/Q03V34db0 #Thanksgiving #funhistory #turkey #thanksgivingdinner
It's believed that the portable toilets we know today started to appear in the 1940s during World War II. According to the Bomber Command Museum of Canada, they were sold in army and navy stores to cater to bomber aircraft and shipyards. #HistoryFacts #FunHistory
46 BC was 445 days long and is the longest year in human history. Nicknamed the year of confusion, this year had two extra leap months inserted by Julius Caesar. This was in order to make his newly-formed Julian Calendar match up with the seasonal year. #funhistory #history
Still need a fun (but educational) stocking filler? Amazon are currently offering the paperback for just £7.35 at the moment!! And the big man from Amazon (I mean the North Pole) is still promising delivery in time for the big day... amazon.co.uk/dp/1916556205 #funhistory #Henry
The South African railway once employed a baboon. In his eight years of service, he never made a single mistake. #funhistory
My publisher @chiselbury has got into the Christmas spirit and is offering 20% off my book if you're still looking for a fun, but educational Christmas present. Use the code CHISELBURYXMAS at checkout. chiselbury.co.uk/bookstore/p/wh… #funhistory #fantasyfiction #christmasbooks
Read on for a fun, coast-to-coast trip on how Americans refer to everyday things using different words, phrases and slang. Read on: hubs.la/Q02P_Mrb0 #funfacts #funhistory #news
Captain Morgan was a real person! The face of the much-loved rum brand was a Welsh privateer who fought against the Spanish alongside the English in the Caribbean. His full name was Sir Henry Morgan, and he was knighted by King Charles II. Arr! #funhistory
Keen historian, Charlotte Roy, delves into her latest book... chiselbury.co.uk/bookstore/p/wh… #history #funhistory #BooksWorthReading #HenryEighth #Chiselbury #PaulWreyford
'When Henry VIII Came to Dinner' is currently 28th in Amazon's medieval fiction chart. I'm not complaining, but actually only one of the nine dinner guests in the book was an adult during the medieval era (500-1500AD)! amazon.co.uk/dp/1916556205 @chiselbury #funhistory #medieval
On this day in 1637 France's Cardinal Richelieu reportedly invented the table knife; he reportedly had the tips rounded to stop dinner companions from using knives to pick their teeth. #OTD #history #funhistory
100 million years ago, the Sahara Desert was inhabited by galloping crocodiles. Back then, it was a lush oasis full of life & predators. In 2009, fossil hunters found the remains of crocodiles that had large legs that were capable of galloping across the land! #funhistory
In 1644, Oliver Cromwell banned the eating of pie. He declared it a pagan form of pleasure. For 16 years, pie eating and making went underground until the Restoration leaders lifted the ban on pie in 1660. Cromwell was really quite something.. #history #funhistory
The paperback edition is now out...so you'll need a new excuse as to why you still haven't bought your copy😉 It's just £7.99. amazon.co.uk/When-Henry-VII… #henryviii #funhistory #funhistoryfacts #fantasyfiction #educationalbooks #paperback
✈️🌳In a twist of #WWII humor, the British allegedly crafted a decoy airfield to dupe the German Luftwaffe. Complete with wooden planes, it was all the rage in faux aeronautics! #FunHistory 1/4
During a Roman Triumph, soldiers sang lewd songs about their commanders to amuse the crowds. A Roman Triumph was kind of like a parade where a Roman General and his army would march through the streets, celebrating that they conquered new territory for Rome. #history #funhistory
Back to school with some history from Chiselbury Publishing. chiselbury.co.uk/bookstore/hist… #backtoschool #history #funhistory #Kingsandqueens #Napoleon #Chiselbury #schooldays #summer #September #historylessons
"Before alarm clocks existed, ‘knocker-uppers’ were hired to wake people up by tapping on their windows with long sticks. Imagine explaining THAT job in 2025." 🕰️ #FunHistory #StrangeFacts
The term “saved by the bell” does not originate from people being buried alive. Because of bells attached to coffins back in the day, people wrongly assume that the term comes from people being saved by these coffin bells. However, the term actually comes from boxing. #funhistory
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