› added 1 year ago

395

TIL most so-Called “Medieval Torture Devices” are fake actually made up by hoaxers, showmen, and con artists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries

Read more talesoftimesforgottcom

via reddit.com

GA9w1 TIL The eldest son of Charles de Gaulle became an admiral and is still alive at over 100
8jBa TIL a 14-year-old, who died in 2016, was at the centre of a bitter legal row between her parents over her desire to be frozen after her death until there was a possibility of bringing her back to life. After writing a letter to a High Court judge, her wish was granted.
b9eQa TIL humans used to sleep in two shifts. The first sleep of four hours began about two hours after dusk. It is then followed by a waking period of one or two hours where they performed some work, a hobby, relaxation, or sex. And finally, a second sleep followed that lasted until dawn.
4dWo TIL Queen Elizabeth does not hold a passport. Since all British passports are issued in the queen’s name, she herself doesn’t need one. She just has to say that she is the queen.
1QWP TIL after you die, there is a company that will press your cremated ashes into a vinyl record.