Top 10 Facts You Didn’t Know About World War I

(via Listverse) World War I was one of the most destructive wars known to man. Although the politics of the day had laid the foundation of the war, the whole thing came to a head after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie. But before this, several countries and empires had been seeking means of expanding their territories, countering the expansion of other empires, and avenging their losses from past wars. Here are 10 things you may not have known about World War I.