Top 10 Hidden Truths About Historical Artifacts and Inventions

When it comes to history, while there’s still some mystery to our past, we tend to think we’ve got things pretty well figured out. Many people are convinced of the origins and truths behind many famous artifacts and inventions, even though the history of them is much more complicated and bizarre than most people realize. Just like someday people will likely stumble upon the remains of a floppy disk and wonder if it was a plate, many of the things that happened through the past have become distorted through the lens of history. For some of these, the truth is still out there to be found, and it’s only been confused by modern retellings and myths. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenzn... Help us translate our videos: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_... - Learn more why you might want to help: https://support.google.com/youtube/an... Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook:   / toptenz   Business inquiries to [email protected] Other TopTenz Videos: TITLE OF END SLATE VIDEO HERE (ii) YOUTUBE SHORTLINK TO END SLATE VIDEO HERE (iii) Top 10 Ancient Cultures That Practiced Ritual Human Sacrifice    • Top 10 Ancient Cultures That Practiced Rit...   Top 10 Inventions of the 20th Century    • Video   Coming up: 10. Iron Maidens Were Not For Torture 9. Chastity Belts Are Historically Controversial And Very Misunderstood 8. Powdered Wigs Were Designed To Hide The Symptoms Of Syphilis 7. Plate Mail Was Not Impractically Heavy Like Many People Believe 6. Medieval Moats Were Absolutely Disgusting Trenches Of Filth 5. Air Conditioning Is Not A Modern Invention 4. The Holy Grail Originated From Ancient Celtic Legends And Not The Bible 3. Modern Birthstone Legends Are Likely Little More Than A Marketing Ploy 2. Globally And Regionally Organized Time Is A Recent Invention 1. The History Of Cars Goes Back Much Further Than Most People Realize Source/Further reading: http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-iron-maide... http://mentalfloss.com/article/31056/... http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aams... https://books.google.com/books?id=dUP... http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/cu... https://books.google.com/books?id=wrX... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone http://www.huffingtonpost.com/quora/h... http://jalopnik.com/5816040/who-inven... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/upl... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5575/15... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2389/22... http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/upl... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3198/31... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... http://www.toptenz.net/wp-content/upl... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...