10 Things We Learned from Ozzy and Jack - Episode 1

Meet your new history teachers: Ozzy and Jack Osbourne. Here's what we learned about English history in the premiere episode of Ozzy and Jack's World Detour on HISTORY:

HISTORY UK
Created by HISTORY UK (User Generated Content*)User Generated Content is not posted by anyone affiliated with, or on behalf of, Playbuzz.com.
On Mar 29, 2017
1

The Druids were from Ireland

According to Jack, the Druids came from Ireland and while highly educated, also believed in sacrificing both animals and humans.

2

The biggest block of Stonehenge weighs 50 tons

Jack and Ozzy join a group tour of Stonehenge and discover that the biggest stone weighs over 50 tons, it dates back to 2500 BC and no one knows exactly what it all means.

3

The centre of Stonehenge has acoustic properties

Ozzy wants Sharon to book him a gig at Stonehenge after learning it has acoustic properties. Many of the stones "ring" when they are struck and historians believe they may have been deliberately chosen by the Druids for these acoustic abilities.

4

The Druids probably did a lot of drugs

While Jack remarks that the Druids likely didn't have access to marijuana, they probably did do a lot of mushrooms and drank a lot of booze.

5

Super-henge is 4,500-years-old

One mile away from Stonehenge in Wiltshire is an underground "super-henge." Only discovered in 2015, it is ten times the size of Stone Henge, consists of about 90 stones and is estimated to be 4,500-years-old. Ozzy still wasn't impressed.

6

Fish and chips are England's most popular dish

Landlord of The Royal Standard of England (one of England's oldest pubs) says fish and chips is still the most popular dish in England.

7

The enigma machine has over 158 million million million settings

While touring Bletchley Park, Ozzy and Jack are explained how the Enigma machine worked and how the Enigma Code was cracked. Not only are there over 158 million million million settings in the machine but it also contains 12 miles of wiring.

8

Cracking the code saved 14 million lives

Historians now believe cracking the Enigma Code shortened WWII by two years, saving approximately 14 million lives in the process.

9

Alan Turing is not Adolf Hitler

A self-proclaimed WWII history buff, Ozzy mistakes a book on Alan Turing for Adolf Hitler.

10

King Arthur probably didn't exist

While there was a historical Chieftain Arthur, he was probably a warrior or military leader, and unlikely a king. Dragons probably didn't exist either.

These are 10 of the World CRAZIEST Ice Cream Flavors
Created by Tal Garner
On Nov 18, 2021