Never-Before-Seen Photos of the Most Chilling Moments in History

London Bombing Precautions

Schoolchildren during the WW2 era were taught emergency plans where they had to put on gas masks and get to a safe space. 

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The More You Know

  • Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt was allergic to moon dust.
  • Paul Revere Never Actually Shouted, "The British Are Coming!"
  • Henry VIII knighted all four of his “Grooms of Stool” — the people in charge of wiping his butt for him.
  • In ancient Egypt, servants were smeared with honey in order to attract flies away from the pharaoh.
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