Here are the 30 most interesting photos from the “Weird History” Twitter Account. Take a look at some of the most bizarre yet fascinating facts posted here on this Twitter Page, which has more than 182K followers.
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#1
Worker on the Golden Gate bridge under construction, 1935. pic.twitter.com/DETLq4MKmC
— Weird History (@weird_hist) March 30, 2022
#2
Selfies in 1920. pic.twitter.com/VBNoWhyVmm
— Weird History (@weird_hist) November 13, 2021
#3
Benjamin Franklin wasn't trusted to write the Declaration of Independence because it was feared he'd sneak jokes into it. pic.twitter.com/WaU2JFiEfb
— Weird History (@weird_hist) October 31, 2021
#4
In 1969, elephants near Heathrow in London were given earmuffs to protect them from noise. pic.twitter.com/YeH8C1FkLE
— Weird History (@weird_hist) February 18, 2022
#5
The world's most valuable pocket watch, hand crafted by an admirer of Marie Antoinette, who asked for it to be as spectacular as possible. pic.twitter.com/omRDBiwi7p
— Weird History (@weird_hist) January 17, 2022
#6
Lyndon Johnson shows off his Amphicar. pic.twitter.com/CsA3dDLTpX
— Weird History (@weird_hist) January 2, 2022
#7
Chernobyl cleanup, 1986. Note the streaks on the photo film due to radiation exposure. pic.twitter.com/n6fPj1M3Q0
— Weird History (@weird_hist) January 15, 2022
#8
The first known illustrated children's book was from Ancient Rome. It included recipes for wine making and beer brewing. pic.twitter.com/tgdoFsgJOy
— Weird History (@weird_hist) October 30, 2021
#9
1947 wedding dress made by the bride from the silk parachute that saved the groom's life during the war. pic.twitter.com/fMcHTX3wry
— Weird History (@weird_hist) December 24, 2021
#10
During WW2, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal in 1941 after she extinguished an incendiary bomb by peeing on it. pic.twitter.com/t9wkvmoZhd
— Weird History (@weird_hist) January 19, 2022
#11
Tribute to 8 million horses who died during the First World War. pic.twitter.com/NhVZ6U6DtL
— Weird History (@weird_hist) November 23, 2021
#12
George Washington's teeth were made of elephant ivory and walrus tusks. pic.twitter.com/a1oNyh3vJQ
— Weird History (@weird_hist) November 17, 2021
#13
People liked funny cat pictures long before the Internet was invented. pic.twitter.com/JAd33fH1Yc
— Weird History (@weird_hist) November 17, 2021
#14
That's how we roll in Canada, early 1900s. Onward, Prancer! pic.twitter.com/ZOZEloJexG
— Weird History (@weird_hist) March 13, 2022
#15
"But I wanted a pony!" Boy and his boar, 1930. pic.twitter.com/8XePvCzlYF
— Weird History (@weird_hist) March 10, 2022
#16
Pilots of the Women's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron at Long Beach, 1943. pic.twitter.com/riYirwZrWR
— Weird History (@weird_hist) December 12, 2021
#17
Things I Did Not Know: After their defeat and loss at Copenhagen in 1807, the Danes responded by planting 90,000 oak trees toward the Navy’s rebirth. The Danish Nature Agency, successor to the royal forester, informed the Defense Ministry in 2007 that their trees were ready. pic.twitter.com/R2L2hrMn1k
— aniemyer (@aniemyer) November 1, 2021
#18
The ancient hills of Tuscany. pic.twitter.com/6oloAxa8D8
— Weird History (@weird_hist) November 15, 2021
#19
Internet cats from 1914. pic.twitter.com/03PBhOWE7V
— Weird History (@weird_hist) December 8, 2021
#20
Best friends Lydia Litvyak and Yekaterina Budanova were the top female aces of WW2. Together, they shot down 23 German aircraft. Both were killed in action. pic.twitter.com/4seRbJMmlU
— Weird History (@weird_hist) December 26, 2021
#21
"If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're misinformed."
— Weird History (@weird_hist) November 6, 2021
-Mark Twain pic.twitter.com/DtzGiIRmdk
#22
Oskar Schindler mobbed by hundreds of holocaust survivors in Jerusalem, 1962. pic.twitter.com/qbEB8rDufb
— Weird History (@weird_hist) December 15, 2021
#23
A young and bored Prince Charles during Queen Elizabeth II's 1952 coronation. pic.twitter.com/Mzpj6nBM7X
— Weird History (@weird_hist) December 2, 2021
#24
The last king of Hawaii was elected by a vote of the people. He traveled the world and popularized Hula, the ukulele, and surfing. pic.twitter.com/a2paHvVpGT
— Weird History (@weird_hist) December 4, 2021
#25
Many wells in India consist of elaborate tiers down to a pool of water, reminiscent of a staircase maze by M.C. Escher. pic.twitter.com/Om7PpX3Lfb
— Weird History (@weird_hist) January 20, 2022
#26
2000-year old Ancient Greek floor mosaic accidentally discovered in Turkey. pic.twitter.com/crxUqyDPRi
— Weird History (@weird_hist) March 27, 2022
#27
Cat ring from Ancient Egypt, 2700 years old. pic.twitter.com/0bEuhExD5z
— Weird History (@weird_hist) April 1, 2022
#28
Stalin at his wife's funeral – "She softened my heart of stone. With her died my last warm feelings for humanity". pic.twitter.com/oUVemKMH96
— Weird History (@weird_hist) April 16, 2022
#29
Nazi soldiers stopped goose stepping in 1940, but Soviets soldiers goose stepped the entire war. pic.twitter.com/xQ7vHBrmo5
— Weird History (@weird_hist) April 15, 2022
#30
City hall moved by train 20 miles from Hemingford to Alliance Nebraska in 1899. pic.twitter.com/4W2Hjmw9DY
— Weird History (@weird_hist) April 10, 2022
