Stories from history are totally crazy, and you’ll never hear them in history class

HISTORY is full of crazy stories that deserve to be memorized and retold, but given the amount of content, some never get their “five minutes”.

These are just some of the stories you’ll never hear in history class.

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna:

This Mexican politician and general was called "Napoleon of the West", and this fighter for Mexican independence had a fairly high opinion of himself. Namely, after they had to amputate his leg after one cannon attack, Santa Anna ordered that his leg be buried with full military honor.

Caramel:

The Battle of the Chosin Reservoir was fought in the late 1950s during the Korean War. More than 120,000 Chinese troops surrounded 30,000 UN troops who had mortar support from the U.S. military during the withdrawal.

However, at one point, the mortar ammunition disappeared, and the Americans requested additional ammunition, which they requested to be delivered to the parachutes due to the circumstances on the ground. In order to cover up their own maneuvers, they used codes for certain types of ammunition, and the code for the mortar projectile was Tootsie Rolls (a type of caramel). But when the support from the air arrived, it turned out that not everyone was looking for knowledge about these codes, so the real caramels arrived.

But even that proved to be a lucky circumstance because due to the great cold, the fuel supply pipes in the vehicles burst and the Americans covered them with caramels. A real partisan story.

One truck driver is enough:

The lone Tenerea tree in Niger was known as “the most isolated tree in the world”. Surrounded by the Sahara, it was the only tree around which there was absolutely nothing within a radius of 400 kilometers. The tree stood in the same place for more than 300 years.

Until, in 1973, a truck driver crashed into it and knocked it down. How did he hit the only tree in the desert? He sponsored alcohol.

Babun Jackie:

During World War I, a baboon named Jackie became a member of the South African Infantry. Among other things, he knew how to take a calm position and salute, and in addition to being a mascot and raising the morale of soldiers at the front, he was a fantastic scout and could hear and smell the enemy long before humans.

His owner, Albert Marr, was wounded in the shoulder, and Jackie stayed with him and licked his wound until the stretcher arrived. Although he lost his leg by the end of the war, in the end he received the rank of corporal and a medal for bravery.

The shortest war in history:

The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 is considered the shortest war in history. The war began on August 26 at 9 a.m. when four British warships fired on the palace of Sultan Khalid bin Bargash who refused to surrender.

By 9:40 the firing ceased, and the Sultan lowered the flag, thus ending this 38-minute war.

Swiss "invasion":

Although they are known for their neutrality, the Swiss army even invaded Liechtenstein three times. All three times it happened by accident.

It first happened in 1985 during an artillery exercise when a missile accidentally ended up in a forest in Liechtenstein. The second time was in 1992, when the Swiss forgot that Triesenberg was in someone else’s territory and soldiers accidentally crossed the border, and 15 years later, the Swiss army marched dead cold to a neighboring state before they became aware of their mistake.

Abyssinian hoax:

Although some will immediately associate Abyssinia with the unforgettable Croatian film "Who Sings Evil Doesn't Think", the empire that makes up Ethiopia and Eritrea today is associated with turbulent history. But there is also a lesser known story about the Prince of Abyssinia who in 1910 visited the most powerful warship of the British Navy, HMS Dreadnought, with his followers. The sailors stood still, and the captain of the ship allowed the sublime guests a 40-minute boat tour.

It was not until the second day that the British learned that it was a student hoax. Namely, they falsified the official telegram, and the pranksters disguised themselves by painting their faces black, putting on fake beards and robes. They walked by boat and enthusiastically shouted “bunga bunga”. The Navy was embarrassed, and among the pranksters was the young Virginia Woolf.