29 Exceedingly Confusing Historical Events

‘Germany defeating the French so quickly in WW2’

Just because something’s recorded history, doesn’t mean it makes sense in retrospect. Despite being well beyond both the cause and effect of the events of the past, sometimes, looking back, they still leave you far from an acceptable explanation. It seems that occasionally, the whole world just does some exceedingly weird shit.

Redditors, even ones well-educated in world history, volunteered bits of information that don’t make a goddamn lick of sense to them. Things that we have full context for, but defy reason all the same. 

If you want to toss a couple of those chestnuts in your own brain to rattle around, read on.

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