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TIL about the classical period of witch hunts in early modern europe and colonial america took place around 1450 to 1750.Modern scholarly estimates place the total number of executions for witchcraft in the 300-year period of European witch-hunts in the five digits b/w 35000 to 50000

by whatilearned September 5, 2022, 4:44 pm

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American Travels in Europe

by CopyPastaArchive September 3, 2022, 10:02 pm

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TIL – in 1995, Renault installed their 800+HP, V-10 Formula 1 engine into their Espace minivan, sold in Europe. They had F1 champ Alain Prost test drive it around a race track.

by whatilearned September 2, 2022, 9:45 pm

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Who were the Huns, the nomadic horse warriors who invaded ancient Europe?

by HistoryBuff August 31, 2022, 10:27 pm

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TIL People in old Europe consumed Egyptian mummies as medicine and the elite would host mummy “unwrapping parties”

by whatilearned August 31, 2022, 3:10 pm

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A Mexican family residing in Europe was considering putting their grandfather in a nursing home. All the Mexican Facilities were completely full, so they had to put him in an Italian one. After a few weeks there, they came to visit their Grandfather.

by cringeyjokesman August 30, 2022, 6:16 pm

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Y’know what, fuck Europe.

by CopyPastaArchive August 30, 2022, 3:15 pm

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TIL the sack of Constantinople in 1453 and subsequent closure of the Silk Road by the Ottoman Empire was a main motivator of Europe to seek a western route to Asia

by whatilearned August 29, 2022, 9:08 pm

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TIL after WWII, leaders in the Catholic helped war criminals escape prosecution in Europe by easing their passage to South America

by whatilearned August 29, 2022, 8:09 pm

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“Fall of Rome Sent Europe Back” Question

by HistoryBuff August 29, 2022, 5:10 am

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TIL a German scientist proposed the building of a hydroelectric dam across the Strait of Gibraltar that would generate enough electricity to power half of Europe

by whatilearned August 28, 2022, 6:16 am

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Roman ruins reappear from river in drought-stricken Europe almost 2,000 years later

by HistoryBuff August 28, 2022, 3:56 am

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