Post by @lenslady • Hey

What historical fact blows your mind? Did you know Cleopatra lived closer in time to the moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of G

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It also lived closer to the moon landing than the dinosaurs :D I don't really understand this fact. It seems obvious to me that what was in the past is "further away" from today? I don't understand this stunning fact. Can you explain it?
Tulip Mania was basically the 17th century version of the stock market crash, but with flowers. Imagine paying a fortune for a tulip bulb. The economic bubbles aren't a new thing, it seems
Shakespeare was the first person who use 'What the Dickens?' phrase