Echoes of History: 21 Astounding and True Tales

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Truth can be stranger than fiction at times and with the incredibly diverse and long history mankind has on this planet, there is no shortage of weird and fascinating facts about the people, animals, and places around us.

So get comfy and get ready to explore some amazing and even hard to believe facts that may come in hand during your next trivia night.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.