The city of Çatalhöyük in modern Turkey, dating to 7500 BC, had no streets — residents entered homes through roof holes.
Fact #5552
👍 0 · 👎 0
More History Facts
Operation Paperclip brought German scientists to the United States after World War II.
Fact #1042 · History
The French Revolution began in 1789.
Fact #594 · History
The Manhattan Project changed the course of global history.
Fact #1026 · History
The Devonian period is sometimes called the Age of Fishes.
Fact #689 · History
In 2003, a city in Belgium experienced a massive potato-based protest over french fries.
Fact #775 · History
The modern Olympic Games began in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
Fact #921 · History
Ancient Greece made contributions to mathematics and philosophy.
Fact #292 · History
The 1986 eruption of Lake Nyos released a deadly cloud of carbon dioxide.
Fact #851 · History
Want more facts?
We have over 11,491 facts across 15 categories.