Around 240 BCE, Eratosthenes used shadows to estimate Earth’s size. At Syene, the Sun was straight…
A British woman named Dorothy Eady…
A British woman named Dorothy Eady hit her head as a kid in 1907, woke up and was convinced she was a reincarnated Egyptian priestess and somehow knew the location of objects in Egypt that had not been discovered yet; eventually moving to Egypt and studying as much as she could.
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Archaeologists routinely find edible honey…
Archaeologists routinely find edible honey in ancient Egyptian tombs – the stuff never spoils, due to extremely low water-content, very low pH, and hydrogen peroxide (made by an enzyme in the bees’ stomachs).
In 1967, Egypt received false intel…
In 1967, Egypt received false intel from the Soviets that Israel was massing its troops on the Syrian border. In response, Egypt mobilized its forces in Sinai and Straits of Tiran. Israel saw the blockade of Tiran as a Casus Belli and launched a pre-emptive strike thus initiating the Six-Day War.
Egypt is building a new capital…
Egypt is building a new capital city as a replacement for Cairo. The city is being developed to have a “smart traffic” system and a green space larger than New York’s Central Park. They haven’t picked a name yet.
9+ Facts About Mummies
You a history buff? How about ancient history?
Even if you’re not, you’ll definitely learn a lot from this fact set about mummies.
1. Dinosaur mummy
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2. Mummy Brown
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3. That’s a lot of babies
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4. Climate change
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5. Mummy weed!
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6. My Adidas
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7. Ötzi
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8. Fatty
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9. The process
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10. Pigments
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Egypt placed a ban on all the movies Marilyn Monroe appeared in…
Egypt placed a ban on all the movies Marilyn Monroe appeared in, after she married Arthur Miller and converted to Judaism. However, Egypt lifted the ban in 1961, after the divorce was finalized. Since then, Monroe described herself as a “Jewish atheist”.