15 Facts Your History Teacher Probably Skipped Over In High School

It's no secret that history classes in most United States schools leave out quite a bit of information. Not only do they exclude small details about strange conflicts between random countries, but most also leave out incredibly important information about the country's treatment of African Americans and Native Americans, the LGBTQ rights movement and women's rights movement, and the fact that there was a molasses flood — you read that right — in Boston. Sure, the molasses flood might not be of the same importance as the rights movements, but it's shocking and fascinating nonetheless.

You can never learn too much history, so even though this isn’t an exhaustive list of stuff you should know, it will at least get you started. Here are 15 interesting historical facts you didn’t learn in school, but that are totally worth your time. Some are serious omissions related to human rights, while others are silly factoids that might be useful for your next bar trivia night.