History, The More You Know

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Cleopatra Was Not Egyptian

Although she was born in Egypt, Cleopatra was not Egyptian. As far as Historians can tell, Cleopatra was of Greek descent. She was a descendant of Alexander the Great's Macedonian general Ptolemy.

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The More You Know

  • The heads on Easter Island have bodies.
  • The Dutch declared a war against the Royalists but no battles happened or deaths caused. It went on for 335 years.
  • Pope Gregory IV Declared a War On Cats
  • Henry VIII knighted all four of his “Grooms of Stool” — the people in charge of wiping his butt for him.
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