A bullet pointed list of some facts and almost-facts from ancient Egypt. For example:
• Why does the Sphinx have no nose? Legend says Napoleon's army used it as target practice. The truth is it was wrecked 500 years before by Mohammed Sa'im al-Dahr, a Sufi fanatic.
• In the 1800s, some people believed pyramids could focus invisible forces, preserving dead bodies and even sharpening blunt razor blades. A Czech engineer, Karel Drbal, even patented the idea - in 1959!
• Napoleon's engineers told him the stones of the Great Pyramid would build a one-metre wall around France. Cut into 6cm rods, they'd reach the Moon.
Many of them are great fun - I particularly like the following:
King Charles II would collect the dust that fell off mummies. He used it on his skin, believing the "greatness" would rub off
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