29 Moments in Science and History That Would’ve Helped Us Actually Pay Attention in Class

Instead of yelling at us for dozing off in history class, our teachers could’ve easily just told us one of these fun facts to perk us up. And why did we get in trouble for dozing off anyway? Wasn’t it their job to keep us engaged? Plus, sometimes history or science class was right after lunch, and it took everything our bodies had to digest those cafeteria meatball subs.

We were set up to fail back then, but like history itself, we’re playing the long game here. Years after high school, we’ve finally found some historical, and scientifical (that’s not a word) tidbits to fully grab our attention.