Historical Facts that Will Change Your Perception of Time

There are a lot of facts that you may have learned in history class that haven’t really come in handy later in life. But these tidbits will reframe the information you already know and help you see a different perspective on the past.

Did you know that there are buildings that are still standing that were built before the Bible was written? This fact and many others may confuse you and change your entire outlook on events from long ago.

Betty White is Older than Judy Garland

The two entertainment legends were both born in 1922, but Betty White is a full six months older than the “Wizard of Oz” actress. Even though Judy passed away in 1969, Betty White is still going strong today at 98 years old.

The Fax Machine is as Old as the Oregon Trail

Faxing was definitely a fad of the ‘90s, but the fax machine had its beginnings in 1843. Scottish inventor Alexander Bain called the machine the “electric printing telegraph” at the same time that the western coast of America was being traveled by new settlers for the first time.

Nintendo Was Founded When Jack the Ripper Was Alive

The Japan based company may have started making video games and video game consoles in the late ‘60s, but they were founded in 1889 as a manufacturer of playing cards. Their founding happened in the same year as the investigations into the Jack the Ripper murders in London, which occurred in 1888.

Harvard Was Founded Before Anyone Had Ever Heard of Calculus 

Calculus as we know it today was created by the minds of Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in the 17th century, which was surprisingly long after Harvard University was founded in 1636.

But, then students knew who was to blame for the addition of another difficult class in their schedules.