Strange Unusual History Facts

There are so many things in our interesting history that simply make sense. Someone marching into battle in the cold Russian winter in hopes of a victory only to meet a crushing loss? Someone coming into power on hate-filled rhetoric against a minority only to eventually commit unimaginable atrocities against the said minority? While some historical events might seem like an obvious outcome of one's actions, some weird history facts entirely deny our preconceptions.

You might not know, but our weird history is filled with crazy unknown facts like those in the list below. For example, when Churchill sent in bombers to destroy German cities and break the morale of the people, the first bombing turned out to be a complete failure with the only real casualty being an elephant? Or that at some point in history, Pepsi owned 17 submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer? If these weird facts piqued your interest, then this app is just for you.