🥷
💡
💡 Fun Facts
💡

that, according to Diogenes Laërtius, Metrocles of Maroneia became a Cynic philosopher after having farted while practicing a speech. He became very upset, but after another philosopher (Crates) himself farted to demonstrate how natural it was, Metrocles was persuaded to let go of his shame.

•1 min read


Fun Fact: that, according to Diogenes Laërtius, Metrocles of Maroneia became a Cynic philosopher after having farted while practicing a speech. He became very upset, but after another philosopher (Crates) himself farted to demonstrate how natural it was, Metrocles was persuaded to let go of his shame.

Source favicon

Source

en.wikipedia.org

Share this fascinating fact! 🥷

Share on XDiscover more facts

💡More Fun Facts

Keep exploring and learning

Bruce Lindahl, a serial killer, met his end when he accidentally stabbed himself in the leg while attempting to murder another man.

Read →

Bruce Springsteen originally wrote the song Hungry Heart for the Ramones at the request of Joey Ramone, but ended up keeping and recording the song himself on the advice of his producer and manager, Jon Landau. It became Springsteen s first big hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #5.

Read →

guitarist Noodles of punk rock band The Offspring was a high school janitor when the band became a mainstream success, but promised his boss he would work the whole year. A student recognized him while he was working and told him Man, what are you doing? I just saw you on MTV!”

Read →

on June 5th 1995 a male mallard collided with a new glass wall at the Natural History Museum in Rotterdam, died, then was immediately copulated by another male mallard for 75 minutes. It became know as “the first case of homosexual necrophilia in the mallard,” and spring-boarded Dead Duck Day.

Read →

that after 5 Tamil chiefs defeated the Sri Lankan king Valagamba, one of them became king but was eventually slain by another, who also became king before being slain by another, and so on until only one remained, then Valagamba returned, slew the last one and took back his throne.

Read →

during a contentious White House meeting about patronage appointments for customs officers in the Northeast, Treasury Secretary William H. Crawford became so angry at President James Monroe that he began whipping his cane at the President, forcing Monroe to use fireplace tongs to defend himself

Read →
Explore All Fun Facts