21 Astounding Historical Facts

1. Cleopatra was a member of a Greek dynasty that ruled Egypt from 323 BC to 31 BC. Until Cleopatra, every member of the dynasty refused to learn Egyptian.

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4. The Japanese occupied a number of Alaskan islands during the war.

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7. The first Egyptian pyramids (2630 BC-2611 BC) were build more than 1,300 years before King Tut (ca. 1332 BC-1323 BC) was born.

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10. The number may be as high as 1 American death for every 66 Soviet deaths.

11. One was born in 1924; the other was born in 1928

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16. He chose his bodyguards based on their height. They would stand next to him during his speeches and inadvertently make him look short.

17. He designed the flag in 1958, when he was 17.

18. Another version that could debatably be considered baseball was invented in 1744 England.

19. The white marble slabs were cut to give the pyramids a smooth slope, unlike the large stone steps that remain on the pyramids' surfaces.

20. He was unlikely a Nazi at the time because his first wife was Jewish, but instead later adopted Nazism.

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