Cleopatra Lived Closer to the Moon Landing Than to the Great Pyramid
The Great Pyramid was already about 2,500 years old when Cleopatra ruled Egypt. Here is the math, and why it feels so wrong.
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The Emu War: When Australia Sent Machine Guns Against Birds, and Lost
In 1932, Australian soldiers with Lewis guns went to war with 20,000 emus in Western Australia. The emus won. Here is what really happened.