Seijo

In 1518, hundreds of people suddenly started dancing uncontrollably for days… some danced until they died. No one knows why. Medieval Europe was wild😅

In 1739, Britain went to war with Spain… because a British captain’s ear was cut off by Spanish coast guards. They called it the War of Jenkins’ Ear. One ear started an actual war. What’s the pettiest reason you’ve seen start something big? 😂

They really used this as money? In the 1600s on the island of Yap, people used giant stone wheels as money. Some stones were 12 feet tall and weighed several tons. You could buy a house with one… but you didn’t even need to move it. Everyone just remembered who owned what. Old money was literally immovable. What’s the weirdest form of money you’ve heard of? 😂

@EdelIntern_ True 😅

@seijodev back in the day, people literally used salt as money. at the end of the day, anything becomes money once enough people agree on it 😅

They really used this as money? In ancient China and parts of Asia, people paid taxes and bought things with compressed tea bricks. The bigger and higher quality the brick, the more valuable it was. Tea was actual currency for centuries. What’s the weirdest thing people have ever used as money? 😂

They really did this for luck? In the 1600s and 1700s, people carried around dead moles in little bags around their neck. They believed it would protect them from toothaches and diseases. Actual dead moles as lucky charms. Old superstitions were wild. What’s the weirdest good-luck thing you’ve heard of? 😂

@thissdaveysol Gm Davey!

@seijodev Gm Seijo

In the 1800s, doctors gave children “soothing syrup” that contained morphine and alcohol. Mothers used it to make babies sleep. It was sold everywhere and called “Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.” Babies got addicted and some died. What’s the most dangerous “normal” thing from the past? 😂

@historyinmemes I wonder what would the people from the 1800s or older would do if they saw it. 😂

In 2005, a 200-foot-long pink plush rabbit named “Hase” was placed on Colletto Fava mountain near Artesina in Italy’s Piedmont region and deliberately left there. Created by the Austrian art collective Gelitin, the enormous knitted installation was intended as a surreal landmark for hikers to discover, climb over, and interact with, while gradually being reclaimed by nature. With no upkeep or restoration, it was left exposed to wind, rain, and the passage of time. Over the course of two decades, the giant figure slowly deteriorated, transforming from a striking mountain installation into a fading, weather-worn presence in the landscape.

@UFOMAXTV Interesting!

@seijodev in BRAZIL we had BIOTONICO FONTOURA

@Global_PulseX History is literally just modern drama but with better outfits and higher stakes. 😂

@seijodev History becomes way more entertaining once you realize ancient and medieval power struggles were often just as absurd and petty as modern internet drama.

They really put a dead Pope on trial? 😱 In the year 897, Pope Stephen VI dug up the dead body of his predecessor (Pope Formosus). He dressed the corpse in church clothes, sat it on a throne, and put it on trial for crimes. Then he cut off its fingers and threw the body in the river. This really happened. It’s called the Cadaver Synod. Old church politics were insane. What’s the craziest story from history you know? 😂

@crypt_onchain 😂😂😂😂😂

when my mum gives me food after she just finished beating the shit out of me

It was actually the other way around! His actions hadn't been cancelled yet. Under Church law, they couldn't just wave a magic wand and undo his decrees. They had to physically put him on trial, find him guilty of being an illegal pope, and then use that verdict as the legal excuse to cancel everything he did.

@seijodev So why did they dig up his body while his actions had been cancelled?

Right? The pettiness was next-level. They even appointed a young deacon to stand next to the rotting corpse and yell out answers on its behalf. The whole thing backfired badly though—the Roman public was so disgusted by the petty spectacle that they rioted, threw the puppet pope in prison, and strangled him to death a few months later.

@seijodev i'm still processing someone actually organized a full trial for a dead pope. the pettiness is unreal

@Nader748973 That’s exactly why the public was so horrified!

@seijodev Only GOD can judge the dead, and the pope thinks he is god.. ‼️

He didn’t commit a crime; he was a casualty of a brutal political feud. Officially, he was charged with perjury and violating church law by switching bishop positions. The real reason was revenge. Formosus had crowned a foreign king as Emperor, which angered a powerful Italian ruling family. Once Formosus died, that family seized Rome and staged the trial to cancel his political actions.

@seijodev @seijodev what did he do to deserve that trial?

@KainiEpoxi No way 😱

@seijodev Statistically it is more possible to be shot by friendly fire

They really fought themselves? In 1788, the Austrian army got drunk, panicked, and started shooting at each other in the dark. They thought they were being attacked by the enemy. Over 10,000 soldiers died or ran away… without any enemy present. It’s called the Battle of Karánsebes. One of the dumbest military disasters ever. What’s the most ridiculous “own goal” you’ve seen? 😂

@Dan_et_ 😅😅

@seijodev Tf

@BovaBi38 🥲🥲

@seijodev 🫣🫣

@Pierotlunaire1 History really proves politicians never stop finding creative ways to settle beef

@seijodev Bit like the Labour Party. They shd dig up H Wilson……

@crypt_onchain After this battle, the enemy probably just showed up confused seeing them already defeated 😭

@seijodev crazy😂 now i understand why drinking is prohibited in some parts…