In Boston on January 15, 1919, a massive storage tank filled with 2.3 million gallons of molasses broke and sent a 15-foot tall flood of syrup flowing through town, killing 21 people.

In Roman times, urine was used for many purposes, including to wash clothes and even to clean teeth as a mouthwash.

Contrary to popular belief, not a single person was burned; 19 were hung, and one was tortured to death.

You’re talking about Hitler–not Mark Twain.

Washington did have dentures, but they were made of ivory, gold, and lead.

Life is weird, and history is a hot soup of weird lives. Can you spot the facts among the fiction?