00:005 History Facts You Weren't Supposed To Know
00:02You think you know history? Let's test that in 60 seconds.
00:08Fact number 1. Napoleon wasn't actually short, he was 5 feet 7 inches, average height for his time.
00:16The, short guy, thing? British propaganda.
00:20Fact number 2. The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches in summer. Why? The metal expands with heat.
00:27Fact number 3. Vikings never wore horned helmets. That image? Invented by 19th century opera costumes.
00:39Fact number 4. Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian. She was actually Greek, descended from Alexander the Great's general.
00:48Fact number 5. The shortest war in history? Britain vs Zanzibar in 1896. It lasted 38 minutes.
00:57Crazy, right? These are just the surface of the forgotten truth.
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