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They’re completely different characters, unrelated.
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Some of these historical facts will leave you rolling around with laughter, while some will make you question the absurdity of human nature. To get a deeper insight into the matter, Bored Panda reached out to Shravani Acharya, who is currently pursuing her master's degree in History. She thinks some people have developed a really rigid point of view of looking at events, other culture-communities, etc.
She said, "There are several preconceived notions about others that create difficulties in keeping an open mind while understanding such events which are not fake but might sound fake. If the event is related to the so-called developed or western country and the event is not really a 'glorious' one, then it is more probable that people will believe it to be fake."
She added that this mostly happens due to a closed mind and lack of education about world politics and history.
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Australia literally went to war with a bunch of oversized birds in 1932… and lost.
10/10 best military victory in bird history.
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Elaborating on her thoughts, Shravani narrated, "I believe that history is multifaceted. What sounds outrageous to one person might not sound so outrageous to another. It's really subjective. But while saying so, history has a really intimate relationship with the cultures and communities."
She also noted that if any event is "outrageous" for the present community, then it might create problems if it gets light in popular discussions. She personally believes that history should surprise everyone so that we can learn from it, but not everyone has the rationality to accept the outrageousness of history.
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While there are numerous such things that sound too fake to be true, we asked our expert about how historians actually verify these events when there are so many conspiracies floating around. Shravani claimed that there has to be at least one authentic source to identify the authenticity of the event.
"It might be historical documentation or archeological events, but there has to be some concrete evidence to justify the argument. If there are more sources, then it sometimes becomes useful to arrive at a conclusion, but it sometimes also creates multiple perspectives. However, if sources are contradicting one another, historians often admit the lack of resources as a valid conclusion," she explained.
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Lastly, when we asked her if she had read a bizarre historical event that sounds fake, she smiled and brought up the "Red Wedding" in Game of Thrones, as she recently found out that it was inspired by true events. "It extremely shocked me that a betrayal at such a magnitude can actually happen, and I just couldn't believe that it is true!" exclaimed Shravani.
Apparently, author George R. R. Martin has said that the inspiration for the betrayal is based on two dark events in Scottish history: the Black Dinner of 1440 and the Massacre of Glencoe from 1692. That definitely sounds chilling, doesn't it?
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In the end, both "sides" retreated, making this, as far as I know, the only time an army fought itself and lost.
It's often listed as a battle where 0 Ottoman troops defeated 100000 Austrians.
Well, our expert's take on what really makes a historical event "outrageous" has left us with quite a few things to think about. What about you? Don't forget to let us know in the comments. Also, if you know of other such events, don't hesitate to share them with us!
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He was commemorated by having a swimming pool named after him "Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Pool".
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'He was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear. He was also blinded in his left eye, survived two plane crashes, tunnelled out of a prisoner-of-war camp, and tore off his own severely injured fingers when a doctor declined to amputate them. Describing his experiences in the First World War, he wrote, "Frankly, I had enjoyed the war." '.
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The short term goal of the Zambian space program was to send a teenage girl and two cats to the Moon. The long term goal of the was to start converting primitive Martian populations to Christianity (peacefully of course). The program was headed by a former soldier and elementary school teacher named Edward Makuka Nkoloso. Nkoloso called those who participated "Afronauts." They were going to launch their 3 meter long rocket from the middle of a stadium in the capital city, but were denied by government officials.
After the space program shut down due to lack of funding and their main Afronaut getting pregnant, Nkoloso ran for mayor, spoke out in favor of legitimizing witch doctors, and got a Law Degree at the age of 64. Shortly before his death, he won a medal from the Soviet Union for his actions during World War 2.
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Editor's note: It was not a strike that was cut short. When the NYPD took a seven-week break from “proactive policing,” complaints about major crimes fell.
Source: LA Times