🥶❄️ In January 1709, Europe woke up and the world had turned to ice. Rivers froze solid, trees split open from the cold, and even the sea turned stiff along the coast. Wine froze in barrels, birds fell from the sky mid-flight, and entire villages huddled in silence, waiting for the thaw that seemed never to come.

For months, the Great Frost gripped Europe in its frozen claws, killing crops, livestock, and hope. From Paris to Poland, the continent shivered its way into history’s coldest recorded winter.

So wrap yourself in a blanket, listen to the creak of frozen timbers, and drift off to a world where time slowed, firewood ran out, and the only thing left to do—was sleep.

👉 Boring History For Sleep | Frost, famine, and the quiet beauty of disaster. 💤

Welcome to Boring History For Sleep — the place where strange, forgotten, and downright absurd moments from history become the perfect bedtime stories.

Each episode takes you on a quiet journey through the past — from bizarre medieval customs and royal scandals to ancient inventions and everyday life long before electricity or toothpaste. The stories are soothing, a little weird, and just interesting enough to help your mind drift away from the noise of today.

So dim the lights, get comfortable, and fall asleep to the gentle sound of history’s oddest facts and forgotten worlds.

✨ Because sometimes, the best way to fall asleep… is by learning how weird humanity has always been.

Boring History For Sleep | The Hidden World of Qing China’s Courtesan Houses 🏮🍵