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20 Surprising Trivia About Famous People in History

20 Surprising Trivia About Famous People in History

History is filled with remarkable individuals whose achievements have shaped the world we live in today. While their major accomplishments are widely known, some lesser-known details about their lives offer a fascinating glimpse into their personalities and quirks. Here are 20 surprising trivia facts about famous figures from history:

#1 Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

Kahlo often included her pet monkeys in her paintings as symbols of protection and love.

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#2 Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla

Tesla was obsessed with the number three and avoided staying in hotel rooms with numbers divisible by three.

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#3 Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale

Nightingale revolutionized hospital sanitation standards, reducing the death rate by over 40%.

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#4 Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

The phrase "Et tu, Brute?" was popularized by Shakespeare but wasn’t documented in historical accounts of Caesar’s assassination.

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#5 Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

Tubman was also a spy and scout for the Union Army during the American Civil War

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#6 Mozart

Mozart

Mozart composed his first piece of music at the age of 5.

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#7 Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan

It’s estimated that 1 in 200 people today are direct descendants of Genghis Khan.

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#8 Vincent van Gogh

Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime, The Red Vineyard.

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#9 Jane Austen

Jane Austen

Austen never married but once accepted a proposal, only to break it off the next morning.

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#10 Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton

Newton owned more books on alchemy than on science.

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#11 Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Franklin was an avid swimmer and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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#12 Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I

Elizabeth had over 3,000 dresses in her wardrobe during her reign.

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#13 Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Picasso’s full name has 23 words. His parents gave him a name inspired by various saints and relatives.

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#14 Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill

Churchill won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953 for his historical writings and speeches.

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#15 Marie Curie

Marie Curie

Marie Curie’s notebooks are still radioactive and must be handled with care.

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#16 George Washington

George Washington

Washington had only one real tooth left by the time he became president; the rest of his teeth were dentures made of various materials, including ivory and metal—not wood.

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#17 Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first Moon landing (1969) than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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#18 Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo was ambidextrous and often wrote in mirror script, a reversed writing style that’s legible only when viewed in a mirror.

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#19 Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon wasn’t unusually short; he was around 5’6” to 5’7” tall, which was average for his time.

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#20 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Einstein’s brain was removed for study after his death, but his wishes about this were unclear, leading to controversy.

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