History is often presented as a very serious collection of dates, places, people, wars and other events that shaped the world as we know it today. But the halls of the past are adorned with so much more...
Beneath the extravagant historical, important narratives lies a parallel universe of weird moments, bizarre traditions, crazy coincidences, questionable medical practices and wacky individuals that also played a part in shaping life for us and future generations. There's an X account called Weird History that's anything but your average history textbook. Its aim is to share the more absurd happenings of the past.
Bored Panda has put together a list of the page's best posts. Some might make you cry with laughter, while others could leave your jaw on the floor. Don't forget to upvote your favorites.
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Major D Winters led perhaps the most storied U.S. army unit in all of World War II. On D-day, he and his "Band of brothers" in easy company defeated a far larger German force and allowed the allied advance to continue
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