Video games are a majorly underrated way of teaching people about history and related fields. One of the single most important things that got me to major in history was Age of Empires III, because every civ and every unit had little essays that contextualized them. No, those essays weren't always accurate, but it offered quite the window into further research. There were many things I had no point of reference for prior to playing the game, which I subsequently researched on my own time and learned a whole lot about.