Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

Germany, 1916

Two German soldiers and their mule don gas masks during WWI. This mule was given a gas mask to prevent it from inhaling a chemical called phosgene, which was used in weapons during the war. Of the one million British horses sent overseas to help with the war effort, only 62,000 returned home.

Advertisement

Next Page →

The More You Know

  • Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs used their workers as fly catchers by covering them with honey so the flies got attached to them.
  • Johnny Appleseed Was Real
  • Pope Gregory IV once declared war on cats because he believed Satan used black cats. His declaration lead to the mass extermination of cats.
  • Marie Antoinette Never Said, "Let Them Eat Cake"
Next Page →