30 Intriguing Historical Facts They Don't Teach You in School

History is full of surprising and unbelievable facts that often get overlooked in traditional education. For example, did you know that Cleopatra lived closer in time to the moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza? Or that the last surviving widow of a Civil War veteran died in 2008? These fascinating history facts challenge our perceptions of the past and remind us that there is always more to learn about the world around us.