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Cleopatra Lived Closer to the Moon Landing
Cleopatra (69 BC) lived closer in time to the 1969 Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid (~2560 BC). 2,000 vs 2,500 years.
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The Eiffel Tower Grows in Summer
The iron of the Eiffel Tower expands in heat, making it up to 15 cm taller in summer. This thermal expansion is a well-known property of metals.
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Napoleon Was Not Short
Napoleon was 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) — average for his era. The "short" myth arose from a mix-up between French and English inch measurements and British propaganda.
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