During the Vietnam War, American soldier Douglas Bent was captured and imprisoned. In the prisoner-of-war camp, the enemy nicknamed him "The Fool" because Bent never spoke, and all he did was "hum" a song over and over again. He was always like this in prison, so much so that the Vietnamese considered him a person with cognitive impairment.
And when he was released and returned to the United States, Bent recited the names of the other 200 prisoners of war held in prisoner-of-war camps who were sought out by the U.S. military in the song "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
In fact, Bent memorized the names of 200 other war criminals with the same tone. The Vietnamese, on the other hand, considered him a "stupid person".
▼
He was Yakov Dzhugashvili, and his father was a famous figure in the Soviet Union: Stalin. His life with his father was unbearable and terrifying, so he decided to commit suicide.
One day, he returned to his apartment and shot himself in the chest. Fortunately, he was found and taken to the hospital, where doctors saved his life.
His father was called to visit him, and he went into the hospital room to find his son alive. At this time, the first words that came out of his mouth were:
"Ugh. He couldn't even kill himself directly. "It's so ruthless.
▼
A photograph of an engineer wiring an early IBM computer in 1958. I think this job is for women.
▼
In 1894, archaeologists and workers pose in front of the near-perfect and still-upright statue of Antinous, unearthed near the Temple of Apollo, a temple in Delphi, Greece.
▼
In 1954, Marilyn Monroe performed on stage for thousands of U.S. troops stationed in Korea.
▼
In 1956, Elvis Presley was vaccinated against polio on national television. This event increased immunity levels in the United States from 0.6% to 80% in just 6 months.
▼
If we observed a minute of silence for every victim of the Holocaust, the world would be silent for 11.5 years. It's crazy to imagine the sheer number of casualties caused by this incident.
▼
Mount Everest is named after Sir George Everest, and although he has zero connection to the mountain, he has never even seen it and against his own will. He objected to the naming on the grounds that "Mount Everest" was not easy to write in Hindi and not easy for locals to pronounce.
▼
In the original "The Little Mermaid" novel, the mermaid's legs always feel like they are walking on a sharp knife. The prince loved to watch her dance, and she danced for him despite the pain. Then he married someone else, and the mermaid committed suicide.
▼
In 1928, "Leo the Lion" was recorded for the roar he heard at the beginning of the MGM movie, and it was named Jackie.
▼
A 2,500-year-old ancient Greek "cooker": three stoves and grills, found on the Greek island of Delos.
▼
The 3,300-year-old sandals belonged to Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. The sandals are made of wood and the stucco base is covered with a studded finish of bark, green leather and gold leaf.
The outsole is covered with white stucco and the straps are made of bark and decorated with gold leaf. The inner sole displays the artwork of captives tied with lotus flowers and papyrus stems. The sandals have four bows on the top and bottom. The captives represented Egypt's traditional enemies, and the king symbolically trampled them under his feet while wearing sandals.