17 amazing historical facts, whose truthfulness is captured in photographs (18 photos)

The facts here are entertaining and positive, and what makes this information even more pleasant to digest is the fact that it is supported by photographs—often atmospherically vintage ones.





Have you ever thought that all life on our planet until today is completely created from historical facts of various scales? And today there will be a few more. Among them there are large ones that we all know about, and those known to very few. It is the second type that we want to talk about.

1. Great Dane Juliana



In 1941, during World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal for extinguishing a firebomb by peeing on it.

2. Money can live underwater for a long time





These banknotes from the Titanic are well preserved, although they were already about 100 years old at the time of their rise to the surface.

3. Winston Churchill painted more than 500 paintings, 50 of which were exhibited professionally



Picasso said about him that he could make a good career in the art world.

4. The Ghost on the $2 Bill



The reverse of the note features a reproduction of John Trumbull's "Declaration of Independence" painting + one unknown character who was not on the original painting.

5Medieval Cat Paw Prints on a Manuscript Dating to the 1100s



6. Probably one of the very first “Beware of the angry dog” signs in history.



Pompeii, ~2000 years ago.

7. Real people from whom Grant Wood painted the painting “American Gothic”



8. During World War II, soldiers used to keep family photos on the grips of their pistols.



9. Photo of the interior of a passenger plane in 1930



10. The Pont du Gard aqueduct bridge in the south of France was built by the Romans almost 2000 years ago and is still functioning.



11. Nördlingen - a German city built inside a meteorite crater



This crater is 14 million years old!

12. Extremely rare set of 16th century knives with engraved music notes



With the help of these Renaissance knives, guests could sing a little at the end of the meal. The lyrics were related to thanking God for food.

13. In the 1890s, arrest mugshots used a mirror for a profile view and the suspects held their arms across their chests.



14. Rejected Eiffel Tower Designs



15. A book with a code from a 16th century French court



16. Madain Salih - a palace in Saudi Arabia, carved inside a huge boulder almost 2000 years ago



17. These two pictures show the same giant turtle named Jonathan. He was born in 1832 and is still alive



Yes, this guy turned 191 in December 2023! The black and white photo was presumably taken back in the 19th century.