Top 10 Hidden Truths About Historical Artifacts and Inventions
When it comes to history, while there’s still some mystery to our past, we tend to think we’ve got things pretty well figured out. Many people are convinced of the origins and truths behind many famous artifacts and inventions, even though the history of them is much more complicated and bizarre than most people realize. Just like someday people will likely stumble upon the remains of a floppy disk and wonder if it was a plate, many of the things that happened through the past have become distorted through the lens of history. For some of these, the truth is still out there to be found, and it’s only been confused by modern retellings and myths.
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Source/Further reading:
http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-iron-maiden-was-historys-most-brutal-imaginary-tort-1679890520
http://mentalfloss.com/article/31056/why-did-people-wear-powdered-wigs
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aams/hd_aams.htm
https://books.google.com/books?id=dUPqg3l8E7kC&pg=PA105&dq=medieval+moats+were+sewers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG5_CZ_aPLAhVChYMKHY_vCR4Q6AEITjAI#v=onepage&q=medieval%20moats%20were%20sewers&f=false
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2011/07/a_history_of_air_conditioning.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=wrX2_f5EKkIC&pg=PA46&dq=holy+grail+celtic+myth+cauldron&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiA9cvVoKnLAhUmnoMKHSa0D6gQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=holy%20grail%20celtic%20myth%20cauldron&f=false
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/quora/how-when-and-why-were-tim_b_5838042.html
http://jalopnik.com/5816040/who-invented-the-worlds-very-first-car
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Floppy_disk_300_dpi.jpg
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ironmaiden.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Die_Gartenlaube_%281862%29_b_677.jpg
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--9r3jY_PI--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/yo4y5lypzuyowb2adezu.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Iron_Maiden_perfoming.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Das_erste_Opfer_der_%E2%80%9Eeisernen_Jungfrau%E2%80%9C.jpg/342px-Das_erste_Opfer_der_%E2%80%9Eeisernen_Jungfrau%E2%80%9C.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5575/15079483552_f0fe02f9d1_b.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Instruments_of_torture_used_in_the_Marshalsea_prison%2C_1729.JPG
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2389/2287432738_82fc8892a8_b.jpg
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/chastitybelt.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Alfons_luder_kunde.gif
https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3198/3101864965_8fca1a793b_b.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Chastitybelt-0401.JPG
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Chastity_belt_satire.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Chastity_belt%2C_German_or_Italian%2C_early_17th_Century_Wellcome_L0019670.jpg
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/powdered-wig.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Rosalba_Carriera_-_A_Gentleman_in_a_Gold_Patterned_Coat_and_Violet-Brown_Cape_%28ca._1727%29_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Legal_wigs_today.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/King_Charles_II_by_John_Michael_Wright_or_studio.jpg
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9. Chastity Belts Are Historically Controversial And Very Misunderstood
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7. Plate Mail Was Not Impractically Heavy Like Many People Believe
6. Medieval Moats Were Absolutely Disgusting Trenches Of Filth
5. Air Conditioning Is Not A Modern Invention
4. The Holy Grail Originated From Ancient Celtic Legends And Not The Bible
3. Modern Birthstone Legends Are Likely Little More Than A Marketing Ploy
2. Globally And Regionally Organized Time Is A Recent Invention
1. The History Of Cars Goes Back Much Further Than Most People Realize
Source/Further reading:
http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-iron-maiden-was-historys-most-brutal-imaginary-tort-1679890520
http://mentalfloss.com/article/31056/why-did-people-wear-powdered-wigs
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aams/hd_aams.htm
https://books.google.com/books?id=dUPqg3l8E7kC&pg=PA105&dq=medieval+moats+were+sewers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjG5_CZ_aPLAhVChYMKHY_vCR4Q6AEITjAI#v=onepage&q=medieval%20moats%20were%20sewers&f=false
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2011/07/a_history_of_air_conditioning.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=wrX2_f5EKkIC&pg=PA46&dq=holy+grail+celtic+myth+cauldron&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiA9cvVoKnLAhUmnoMKHSa0D6gQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=holy%20grail%20celtic%20myth%20cauldron&f=false
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/quora/how-when-and-why-were-tim_b_5838042.html
http://jalopnik.com/5816040/who-invented-the-worlds-very-first-car
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Floppy_disk_300_dpi.jpg
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/ironmaiden.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Die_Gartenlaube_%281862%29_b_677.jpg
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--9r3jY_PI--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/yo4y5lypzuyowb2adezu.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Iron_Maiden_perfoming.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Das_erste_Opfer_der_%E2%80%9Eeisernen_Jungfrau%E2%80%9C.jpg/342px-Das_erste_Opfer_der_%E2%80%9Eeisernen_Jungfrau%E2%80%9C.jpg
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5575/15079483552_f0fe02f9d1_b.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Instruments_of_torture_used_in_the_Marshalsea_prison%2C_1729.JPG
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2389/2287432738_82fc8892a8_b.jpg
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/chastitybelt.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Alfons_luder_kunde.gif
https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3198/3101864965_8fca1a793b_b.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Chastitybelt-0401.JPG
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Chastity_belt_satire.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Chastity_belt%2C_German_or_Italian%2C_early_17th_Century_Wellcome_L0019670.jpg
http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/powdered-wig.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Rosalba_Carriera_-_A_Gentleman_in_a_Gold_Patterned_Coat_and_Violet-Brown_Cape_%28ca._1727%29_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Legal_wigs_today.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Louis_XIV_of_France.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/King_Charles_II_by_John_Michael_Wright_or_studio.jpg
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