The story contains many entertaining episodes, which are not immediately believed. Moreover, if the former in the end really turn out to be a hoax or just a delusion, which, as a result, the researchers debunked, then others, on the contrary, received their confirmation at the level science. And only this could allow the public to believe that they really took place, they are too unusual. To your attention 6 historical facts that were considered a legend, but turned out to be a reality.
1. How Napoleon was defeated by... rabbits
Who would have thought that once the famous Napoleon Bonaparte suffered a truly shameful defeat from... a herd of rabbits. And it was like this: in July 1807, the commander decided to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Tilsit in the form of a rabbit hunt. Before the hunt, they arranged a dinner, and at this time about 3 thousand rabbits were sitting in cages and awaiting their fate. But when the hunt began, and the animals were released into the field, they not only did not run away in fright, but literally attacked the hunters, including Napoleon himself. The rabbits clung to the commander's clothes and threw themselves at his feet. The great Corsican had no choice but to flee himself. The reason for this strange incident turned out to be banal: for hunting, instead of wild animals, they found tame ones that did not differ in fear of humans.
2. London Beer Flood
To many, the famous beer flood in London in 1814 seems like a legend, but it really happened. It turns out that on October 17, 1814, at the then large Horse Shoe brewery, one of the wooden vats for storing the product exploded, one height of which was about 10 meters. But this was only the beginning: a powerful jet of liquid simply demolished the valve of another of the same capacity, and then everything went according to the domino principle. As a result, almost 2 million liters of beer poured into the streets of London, according to Novate.ru. The strength of the alcoholic tsunami was devastating and tragic: eight Englishmen died, including one teenage girl of 14 years old. But historians believe that there were more victims of this extraordinary story, because many people rushed to drink the spilled free beer, as a result of which they earned themselves alcohol poisoning.
3. Molasses flood in Boston
Another unusual flood occurred on January 15, 1919 in the American city of Boston, Massachusetts. But this time it was molasses, a viscous sweet substance made from sugar cane or sugar beets. The incident took place on the premises of the Purity Distilling Company, more precisely, its molasses processing plant. A huge storage tank, 15 meters high and 27 meters in diameter, exploded, releasing approximately 10 million liters of molasses. The substance flooded nearby streets, killing 21 people and several horses, and injuring 150 others. Information has been preserved that the wave of molasses was already 8 meters high and spilled at a speed of 56 km / h.
4. Toilet disaster in the Holy Roman Empire
When Germany was still called the Holy Roman Empire, that is, more than 800 years ago, there happened an amazing story, as a result of which part of the German nobles lost their lives to completely ignoble manner. It happened like this: in 1184, King Henry VI of Germany traveled through the Erfurt region and arranged a meeting with nobles from all over the Holy Roman Empire, which was supposed to take place in the local Petersberg citadels. But there were too many guests, and on July 25, 1184, when they all gathered in the building, the second floor withstood and collapsed - noble persons fell through the first floor into the basement, which was used as restroom. According to the remaining evidence, then about 60 people drowned in excrement. But King Henry himself was saved by chance - they were placed not on a wooden floor, but in a niche with a stone floor.
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5. Horse as Roman senator
Few people have not heard this strange story about the antics of the Roman emperor Caligula, but many consider it implausible. But she was in fact: the horse of the ruler Incitat, whose nickname translates as "fast", was so loved by his master that had an ivory manger, purple blankets, which were worn by the emperors themselves, a marble stable and a collar made of precious stones. But this was not enough for Caligula: he made Incitatus a senator, and even intended to promote him to consul. But historians suggest that this strange decision was not evidence of Caligula's madness, but a mockery of the then senators, saying that the horse would do the same as they did.
6. Adolf Hitler nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
This fact alone is striking, that this person could be nominated for such an award. However, this also happened three months before the start of World War II. Nominated Hitler as a candidate by Eric Gottfried Christian Brandt, a member of the Swedish Parliament, who was an opponent of ideas Fuhrer, and decided to ridicule the award itself for the candidacy of Neville Chamberlain - one of the signatories of the Munich agreements. In a letter to the Nobel Committee, he wrote that the ruler of the Third Reich was "a God-given fighter for world", and also noted his main work Mein Kampf as "the best and most popular work in the world." The committee did not appreciate the joke - a few days later the nomination was canceled.
But the last paragraph of Brandt's cover letter also went down in history: “Unfortunately, many people still do not see the greatness of Adolf Hitler's struggle for peace. Based on this fact, I would not have had time to nominate Hitler for the Nobel Peace Prize if it were not for several Swedish parliamentarians who nominated another candidate, namely British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. This nomination seems ill-conceived. While it is true that Chamberlain, with his clear understanding of Hitler's struggle for appeasement, did his part to save world peace, that decision was made by Hitler, not by Chamberlain! Hitler and no one else are to be thanked first of all for the peace which still reigns in most of Europe; and this person is also the hope of the world in the future. Since Chamberlain can obviously claim his share of peacekeeping, he could have received a smaller portion of the Peace Prize. But the most correct thing is not to put another name next to the name of Adolf Hitler and thereby cast a shadow on him. Adolf Hitler is certainly a true God-given fighter for peace, and millions of people around the world place their hopes on him as the Prince of Peace on earth.
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