History is a serious textbook, but there are also some funny and bizarre events. Today, let's take a look at the top ten funniest events in history and see if you can resist laughing.
1. Your Majesty, the pig from the Grass People's family has been lost
This is a true story that happened during the Northern Song Dynasty. One day, Emperor Taizong of Song, Zhao Guangyi, was busy dealing with national affairs when he suddenly received a message that a common person was beating the drum and demanding to see the emperor. Zhao Guangyi thought there was some injustice to appeal, so he immediately arranged for an interview. As a result, the common people's name was Mou Hui. When he saw the emperor, he cried and said, "Your Majesty, a pig from the Grass People's family has been lost. Do you want to make decisions for the Grass People?" Zhao Guangyi was so angry that he almost fainted on the spot, thinking to himself that he needed to find him for such a small matter? He scolded the prime minister and said not to come to him after this kind of trouble. But for Mou Hui, he still smiled and compensated him with a thousand yuan, which can be considered a satisfactory deal.
2. The Battle of Beaver Surfing
This was a bizarre battle that occurred during the American Civil War. The Northern Navy was trapped by the Southern Army in a tributary of the Mississippi River and unable to break through. So they came up with a brilliant idea: they built their own dam and then blasted it, surfing and breaking through the floodwaters of the dam. This plan requires astonishing imagination, perseverance, and engineering ability, and Commander David Porter is a role model for engineers. In the end, they successfully escaped the encirclement and became a legend in naval history.
3. Wang Ba eats a weight
This is an interesting story that happened during the Qing Dynasty. A man named Wang Ba was chased and fled to a blacksmith's shop because he owed money. There are many weighing weights (iron blocks used for weighing) in the blacksmith shop, and Wang Ba picked up one weighing weight and threw it at the pursuer. As a result, the pursuer dodged, but the weight hit the blacksmith shop owner. The boss died on the spot, and Wang Ba was arrested and imprisoned. When the judge tried this case, he asked Wang Ba, "Why did you kill?" Wang Ba replied, "I didn't kill, I just used a weight to defend myself." The judge said, "Why did you use a weight to defend yourself?" Wang Ba said, "Because my surname is Wang." The judge said, "What's the relationship between your surname Wang and using a weight?" Wang Ba said, "Because I'm called Wang Ba." The judge said, "What's the relationship between your name Wang Ba and using a weight?" "Because Wang Ba eats a weight." The judge listened for a moment, then laughed heartily, and said, "You are such a Wang Ba." "If you have talent, I'll spare your life." So Wang Ba was convicted of a misdemeanor and escaped unharmed.
4. The Emperor's New Clothes
This is a famous fairy tale that tells the story of an emperor who is vain and deceived by two scammers, who say they can make him a new outfit that only smart people can see. The emperor believed it and paid a high price for them to make clothes. The scammer didn't do anything, just pretended to hold the air and try on clothes for the emperor. The emperor and his ministers dare not admit that they cannot see anything, afraid of being laughed at. So the emperor came out to march wearing "new clothes", and all the people dared not tell the truth until a child shouted, "The emperor is not wearing clothes!" before breaking the lie.
5.Monkey elected as mayor
This is a real event that happened in Brazil. In 1988, a small town in Brazil, Carastrina, was running for mayor. The two local candidates were both unpopular, so someone came up with a prank: they placed a chimpanzee named Tilka at the entrance of the polling station and had it imitate human movements, such as waving, shaking its head, hugging, etc. As a result, this gorilla surprisingly gained the love of local residents, and some even regarded it as the third candidate, writing its name on the ballot. The final statistical results showed that Tilka received over a quarter of the votes, more than both official candidates. Of course, this election was declared invalid, and Tilka did not become mayor, but he became a local celebrity.
6. Super Bowl Advertising
This is a bizarre business incident that occurred in the United States. In 1984, Apple aired an advertisement during the American Super Bowl to promote its new product, the Macintosh computer. This advertisement is inspired by George Orwell's novel "1984", depicting an dystopian world where a woman holds a hammer and charges towards a large screen, shattering the image of the big brother speaking on it. At the end of the advertisement, a line appeared: "On January 24th, Apple will launch the Macintosh. You will see why 1984 was not like 1984." This advertisement caused a huge sensation and controversy, and is considered one of the greatest advertisements in history. But some people criticize it for being too exaggerated and violent. What's even more interesting is that this advertisement has only been played once, during the Super Bowl. But it did create a miracle: Apple sold 700000 Macintosh computers in its first year.
7. Mysterious Pyramids on Mars
Mars is the planet closest to Earth in the solar system and an important target for human exploration of space. However, the existence of life or civilization on Mars has always been an unresolved mystery. The most eye-catching of them is the appearance of some pyramid like buildings on Mars.
In 1976, the American Pirate 1 spacecraft captured some shocking photos on the surface of Mars, showing a huge facial statue on a high mountain surrounded by several pyramid shaped buildings. These photos have sparked global attention and speculation, with some believing they are relics of advanced civilizations that once existed on Mars, while others believe they are just a coincidence of natural landforms.
Later, countries such as the United States and Europe launched more Mars probes to conduct more detailed observations and analysis of the pyramids on Mars. It was found that there are indeed many pyramid shaped peaks on Mars, but they are not artificially constructed, but formed by natural processes such as volcanic activity, weathering, and erosion. And that facial statue, however, only created a visual illusion due to the influence of light and angle.
However, this does not mean that there are no traces of civilization on Mars. In fact, some other peculiar phenomena have been discovered on Mars, such as water flow traces, methane gas, organic molecules, etc., which may suggest the existence of some form of life on Mars. Moreover, there are still some unexplained abnormal signals and objects on Mars, such as "Martian humans", "Martian cannons", "Martian crabs", etc., which may be topics worth paying attention to and studying in future Mars exploration.
8. The shortest war in the world
This is a war that occurred in 1896 and is also the shortest war in the world. At that time, there was a treaty between Britain and Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania), which stipulated that the Sultan of Zanzibar must obtain British approval. But after the death of Sultan Hamad, his nephew Khalid disregarded British opposition and declared himself the new Sultan. The British were very angry and sent four warships and 150 Marines to Zanzibar Island, demanding that Khalid step down. Khalid refused and summoned 2800 soldiers and several old-fashioned artillery to resist. The British ordered to open fire, but in just 38 minutes, they turned Khalid's palace into ruins, causing over 500 deaths, while only one British person was injured. Khalid fled, and the British supported a pro British Sultan to come to power.
9. The President of Uruguay donates 90% of his salary
This is a true story that happened between 2010 and 2015. Uruguayan President Jose Mujica is hailed as the "poorest" president in the world because he only retains 10% of his monthly salary, about $1200, while the remaining 90% is donated to charitable organizations and impoverished families. He also refused to live in the Presidential Palace, but instead lived on his own farm, driving an old Volkswagen Beetle and keeping a three legged dog. He said, "I am not poor, poor people are those who want more and more." His behavior has won the respect and praise of the whole world.
10. The President of the United States gets stuck in the bathtub
This is an embarrassing event that occurred in 1909. The 27th President of the United States, William Howard Taft, sometimes gets stuck in the White House bathtub due to his overweight physique and requires several people to pull him out. Once, he even broke the bathtub and the water flooded the entire bathroom. Later, the White House specially customized a giant bathtub for him, which could accommodate four adults of normal weight.
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