Page 3 - History Facts

JFK's brain wasn't buried with his body!

John F. Kennedy was unfortunately assassinated while doing a tour of America. The famous question 'who REALLY killed Kennedy' has sparked controversy ever since the incident occurred back in the 1960's.

Sometimes, conspiracy theorists often make interesting observations and are able to make connections between JFK's assassination and corruption in the American government that could make one believe the conspiracy theories.

This should make conspiracy theorists a little excited: JFK's brain wasn't buried with his body. In fact, JFK's brain is missing from National Archives. Nobody knows what happened to JFK's brain, which has led theorists to believe that the brain showed remarkable evidence that would be contrary to the official government report.

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The Pyramids may have been built using poured limestone concrete!

One of the mysteries about the pyramids is how such a primitive civilization in comparison to our modern civilization, was able to move massive slabs of limestone. One historians theory, may just be the most logical answer to this question.

The theory posed by Joseph Davidovits is that the Ancient Egyptians actually poured limestone concrete molds and the massive bricks were cast that way. Joseph believes that using the tools of the ancient Egyptians, water from the Nile, and a lengthy amount of time in the sun, the Egyptian workers were able to follow a simple process in order to create this massive bricks.

Basically, the limestone was broken down and mixed with water from the Nile, and left out until the mixture blended together. The mixture was then carried to the Pyramid and poured into a wooden mold, where it would then harden over the course of a few days.

Researchers tried to see if this was a realistic way to build the pyramid. A crew of 10 people in France, followed these exact steps proposed by Davidovits and it was found that over the course of a few weeks, the crew made a structure of 5 blocks, weighing anywhere between 1.3 - 4.5 ton blocks! Which means, we may have once and for all figured out how the Egyptians built the pyramids.

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Portugal stayed neutral in World War II to honor a treaty it made with England in 1386!

In 1386, the Treaty of Windsor was signed between England and Portugal, as a display of the countries mutual friendship, and can now be found on display in the National Museum of Portugal. Fast forward just under 600 years to WWII, the Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, was faced with a crucial decision: Should he break the treaty signed so long ago, and ally with the Axis Powers?

The decision was surprisingly easy for Salazar - he would honor the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance by refusing to sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, which was the document allying Germany, Japan, and Italy.

On June 29, 1940, Spain and Portugal signed an additional protocol known as a Treaty of Friendship and Non-Aggression. This document declared to the world that these two nations were going to stay out of the war, which didn't please Adolf Hitler.

In fact, a plan known as Operation Isabella was going to be executed in 1942, after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The plan involved invading Portugal and Spain and using them as air bases to strike Britain. Thankfully for Portugal, the plan was never executed.

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Poor women who drank tea were viewed as or WORSE than irresponsible alcoholics in the early 19th century!

Poor women who drank tea were viewed as irresponsible as whisky drinkers in early 19th-century Ireland! Critics at the time declared that the practice of tea drinking was contributing to the stifling of Ireland’s economic growth, and was clearly presented as reckless and uncontrollable.

Women who drank tea wasted their time and money; it was said, drawing them away from their duty to care for their husbands and home. It was felt this traditionally female responsibility was vital in order to progress with the national economy!

There was also a myth of tea having drug-like qualities, because it was still a mysterious substance from China. People thought that tea became addictive over time. Moreover, tea was not as cheap as it was today, and was considered an irresponsible luxury for poor women to indulge in.

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All the first American in space could think about was that his rocket was built from parts by the lowest bidder!

In January 1961, Shepard was chosen for the first American manned mission into space. Although the flight was originally scheduled for October 1960, delays by unplanned preparatory work meant that this was postponed several times, initially to March 6, 1961 and finally to May 5.

While on the other hand, on April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had become the first person in space and to orbit the Earth. According to Gene Kranz in his book, Failure Is Not an Option, "When reporters asked Shepard what he thought about as he sat atop the Redstone rocket, waiting for liftoff, he had replied, 'The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.'"

He had a successful career afterward and as he once said: “They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one.”

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