40 Mind-Blowing Coincidences Throughout History You Probably Didn’t Know About

Emir Timur was a pretty impressive warlord. He conquered entire cities, defeated armies that were way bigger than his own, and even built an iron gate out of the skulls of his enemies. Yeah, you heard that right—a gate made out of skulls. I mean, that’s some next-level Game of Thrones stuff right there. 

Timur was known for his strategic military tactics, but he was also a bit of a diva. He apparently didn’t like the color blue, so he had his soldiers remove all blue tiles from the buildings in his conquered cities. I mean, I don’t know about you, but that seems like a pretty petty and strangely obsessive thing to do.