15 Unbelievable Historical Events That Defy Logic Yet Truly Happened

15 Unbelievable Historical Events That Defy Logic Yet Truly Happened

theassassintherapist , smithsonianmag Report

Two birds mid-air fighting, illustrating events in recorded history that are extremely hard to believe but true. In 2014, Pope Francis released doves in the Vatican to symbolize his hopes for peace in the world. As soon as the doves began to fly, a seagull and a crow swooped down and attacked them in front of everyone.

medievalistbooknerd , usatoday Report

Pilot parachuting from a burning plane during a historic World War II aerial battle, depicting unbelievable recorded history events. Nicholas Alkemade fell 18,000 feet without a parachute from a burning plane in 1944 and suffered no serious injury.

hazps , historycollection Report

Crowd and vintage vehicles amidst destruction, depicting an extreme hard to believe but true historical event. The Great Molasses Flood.

“A large storage tank filled with 2.3 million U.S. gallons (8,700 cubic meters)[4] of molasses, weighing approximately[b] 13,000 short tons (12,000 metric tons), burst, and the resultant wave of molasses rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour), killing 21 people and injuring 150.[5] The event entered local folklore and residents claimed for decades afterwards that the area still smelled of molasses on hot summer days”

meb4mak , Matt Eastwood Report

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Black and white photo of a nurse from recorded history standing beside a window with flowers, depicting hard to believe events. Ocean liner stewardess/nurse Violet Jessop survived the sinkings of the Titanic in 1912 & the Britannic in 1916 and was onboard the Olympic when it collided with another ship in 1911. Not really one event but a very impressive/scary track record.

thatrlyoatsmymilk , HefePine23 Report

Woman on crutches smiling next to a man, illustrating incredible events in recorded history that actually happened. Elevator operator Betty Lou Oliver survived a fall of 75 stories while in an elevator in 1945.

Meh_M-E-H , cnn Report

Woman in historical clothing standing outdoors near floating chickens, illustrating incredibly hard to believe events in recorded history. The Kentucky meat shower. Bunch of mystery meat fell out of the sky and no one had a clue what it was but they still ate it as they saw it as a blessing from god.

TheMongooser replied:
Wasn’t that vulture vomit?

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