27 Bizarre, Shocking, And Downright Weird Historical Facts I'm Willing To Bet You Never Learned In School
October 12, 2025
27 Shocking Historical Facts Missing From Textbooks
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One of the most bizarre trials in history is the one in which Pope Stephen VI put the prior pope, Pope Formosus, on trial in 897. What’s so strange about it? Formosus was dead. Stephen VI had him exhumed so his corpse could stand trial, propping his body up. Formosus was found guilty of usurping the role of pope…
