Here are some strange historical facts that will keep you confused and amazed.
Some of the strange historical facts are as follows :
- 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the age of 30.
- Ancient Egyptians used slabs of stones as pillows.
- In 1962, the schools in Tanganyika closed because of an outbreak of contagious laughter that lasted for six months.
- In 1980, workers in a Las Vegas hospital were suspended. They had bet on which patient would die first.
- Earlier in China, doctors received their fees only if patients were cured.
- In Egypt, people shaved eyebrows on the death of their cats.
- In the 1800s, if anyone failed to die after committing a suicide, they had to face the death penalty.
- In 1848, Niagara Falls had a break of half an hour because of an ice jam blocking the source river.
- People are using glasses since last 700 years.
- People above the age of 100 in US increased from 4,000 in 1960 to 55,000 in 1995.