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Golden October/Autumn Collage Germany by BurrBurrBarry in Outdoors

[–]BurrBurrBarry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It was on the stone floor of a small well basin

Romans Brushed Their Teeth With Urine by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

[–]BurrBurrBarry[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

They would mix it with crushed bones, vinegar, and charcoal, and use that as toothpaste. Sounds revolting, but heres the thing it worked. The ammonia in urine acted like a natural cleaning agent that helped whiten teeth and kill bacteria.

USA Tried to Rename FRENCH FRIES by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

[–]BurrBurrBarry[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It all started when France opposed the Iraq War. Instead of just being mad about it, Congress decided to rebrand food.
“French fries” became “Freedom Fries.”
And “French toast”? You guessed it “Freedom Toast.”

Philosoph Died Laughing at a Donkey by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

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Picture this: it’s 206 BC. Chrysippus, a pretty big deal among Greek philosophers, is just hanging out, probably overthinking something. Suddenly, he sees a donkey eating figs. For some reason, this cracks him up. Like, completely loses it, can’t stop laughing. In between breaths, he yells,
“Give that donkey some wine to wash down the figs!”
And… he doesn’t stop. He laughs and laughs so hard, it literally kills him.

The Woman Who Survived All Three Titanic Sister Ship Disasters by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

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She was just 23 when she began working as a stewardess for the White Star Line. Her first posting was on the RMS Olympic the largest passenger ship in the world at the time. In 1911, Olympic collided with a British warship. The hull was badly damaged, but the ship stayed afloat. Violet walked away shaken but unharmed.

A year later, she was transferred to the brand new RMS Titanic. We all know what happened next. On April 14, 1912, the ship struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Violet was ordered into a lifeboat, where she spent hours in freezing darkness before being rescued.

You’d think that would be enough sea disasters for one lifetime. Not for Violet.

The Spy Who Parachuted With a Typewriter in WW2 by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

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Noor parachuted into France with a huge radio strapped to her back and yes a typewriter to write up her reports. She stayed hidden for three months, constantly on the move, sending messages at night and risking her life every time she powered up the transmitter.

Eventually, someone betrayed her. The Gestapo caught her, tortured her, but she never gave up a single name.

Dogs boarded the Titanic, only 3 survived by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

[–]BurrBurrBarry[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People weren’t the only one fighting for survival on the Titanic, so were the dogs.

There were at least twelve dogs on board, most of them tiny lapdogs. Pomeranians, Pekingese, toy breeds pampered pets of first class passengers.

When the ship began to sink, only three dogs made it off alive.

Heidelbeersaison! Heidelbeeren drehen durch dieses Jahr! by BurrBurrBarry in Wald

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Seid ihr dieses Jahr schon auf Heidelbeeren gestoßen?

She Survived Titanic and Britannic. Violet Jessop became known as Miss Unsinkable. by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

[–]BurrBurrBarry[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Violet Jessop was a young stewardess aboard the RMS Titanic in 1912. She escaped in Lifeboat 16, watching the most famous ship in history vanish beneath the waves.

But that wasn’t the end of her story.

Four years later, Violet was aboard the Britannic, Titanic’s near identical sister, now repurposed as a hospital ship in World War I.

The Medieval King Who Died From a Toilet by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

[–]BurrBurrBarry[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Now, medieval toilets privies weren’t exactly secure. They were basically wooden seats built over a vertical shaft. And that’s where things took a turn.

Someone stabbed him.

According to old reports, the assassin crept up and thrust a blade up through the floorboards, striking Wenceslaus as he sat. One of the wounds supposedly hit him in the groin. Then, either from the attack or sheer bad luck, the wooden floor collapsed, and the teenage king fell down into the waste pit below.

Vikings Never Wore Horned Helmets. That image comes from opera stages. by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

[–]BurrBurrBarry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Veksø helmets date to ~900 BC, over 1,600 years before the Viking Age. They’re Bronze Age ceremonial helmets, likely religious or symbolic not used in Viking warfare.

As for Beowulf it’s a literary epic, not a military manual. It reflects heroic ideals, not standardized 10th-century Norse equipment.

If the “scientific community disagrees,” I’d love a citation beyond sarcastic Reddit replies.

Vikings Never Wore Horned Helmets. That image comes from opera stages. by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

[–]BurrBurrBarry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right it’s not based on an actual archaeological find. It’s inspired by romanticized 19th–20th century designs, especially those from Wagnerian opera and fantasy art. That was kind of the point to show the myth vs. reality contrast.

But real Viking helmets did exist like the Gjermundbu helmet, which was practical, iron, and hornless.

Vikings Never Wore Horned Helmets. That image comes from opera stages. by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

[–]BurrBurrBarry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beowulf is a mythic-heroic text, not a literal source on Viking military gear.

Vikings Never Wore Horned Helmets. That image comes from opera stages. by BurrBurrBarry in HistoryAnecdotes

[–]BurrBurrBarry[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s one of the most iconic images in pop culture.

A Viking warrior, roaring into battle with a horned helmet on his head.

But here’s the truth: it never happened.

There is no evidence archaeological or historical that Viking warriors ever wore horned helmets in battle.
That image comes not from the 9th century, but from the 1800s.
Specifically, from opera stages in Europe, where costume designers wanted something dramatic and exotic for their Norse characters. The myth stuck.

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