tag: history
7 proofs
Napoleon Bonaparte stood shorter than the average Frenchman of his era.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica, HowStuffWorks, History.com (A&E Networks)
The assertion that no Arab state has ever recognized Israel is false because Egypt signed a peace treaty in 1979, Jordan in 1994, and four additional states joined the Abraham Accords by 2023.
Sources: Wikipedia: Egypt–Israel peace treaty, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian: Camp David Accords, Wikipedia: Israel–Jordan peace treaty +3 more
The Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from space with the naked eye.
Sources: NASA, Scientific American (quoting NASA astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman), Encyclopaedia Britannica +1 more
The phrase "rule of thumb" originated from an old English law that allowed a man to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Sources: Wikipedia — Rule of thumb, Phrases.org.uk — Rule of Thumb meaning and origin, University of Oregon — Rule of Thumb essay (Prof. J.J. Freund) +1 more
The Pyramid of Giza was built by slaves.
Sources: CBS News — More Evidence Slaves Didn't Build Pyramids, AAP FactCheck — The pyramids of Giza were not built by slaves, Guardians.net — Zahi Hawass: Discovery of the Tombs of the Pyramid Builders
The UN Partition Plan Resolution 181 allocated 56 percent of Mandatory Palestine to the proposed Jewish state while Jews constituted less than 33 percent of the population according to the 1947 British census.
Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: United Nations Resolution 181, Wikipedia: United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine (territorial allocation), Wikipedia: United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine (1946 population section) +1 more
The purchasing power of the US dollar has declined by more than 90% since the Federal Reserve was established in 1913.
Sources: RateInflation.com (sourced from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), InflationData.com (sourced from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), Wikipedia: Federal Reserve Act +1 more