28 Fascinating Historical Tidbits Almost Buried by the Sands of Time

Combing history’s beaches with our fact detector
28 Fascinating Historical Tidbits Almost Buried by the Sands of Time

As the years go by, the sands of time pile higher and higher. So you can see how easy it can be for wildly interesting historical facts to get buried along the way. It’s a real thorn in our side around here. That’s why we equipped our fact finders with the highest quality tools that our budget could muster up — a toddler’s sand shovel and pale. Here’s what they found…

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Eh, might be best we don't know

Humans appeared 200,000 years ago. Writing is about 6,000 years old. This means that only 3% of our species' history has been recorded.

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