Whether you’re looking to expand your historical knowledge or become a whiz at your next random history facts trivia night, these 125 surprisingly weird history facts and historical trivia are some of the most interesting details from the past. 1. During World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal.

But any list of fun history facts about the oldest people to ever live must wrestle with the disputed tale of John Smith. The men who landed on the moon — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins — are famous. But what about the women who put them there? One NASA software engineer named Margaret Hamilton did all her work back on Earth.

Prepare to be amused & amazed with this huge round-up of the top 100 craziest history facts you could ever know! Augustus Caesar was the wealthiest man to ever live in history. The nephew and heir of Julius Caesar, Roman Emperor Augustus, had an estimated net worth of $4.6 trillion when counting for inflation.

History’s documentation is so subjective, not to mention all the lost historical accounts of the world. So it’s no surprise that what we know of our history is just a snapshot of the whole thing. Written accounts of history only started roughly 6,000 years ago. And modern humans first appeared around 200,000 years ago.