: In a 22-year window (1843–1865), it was theoretically possible for a Japanese samurai to send a fax to Abraham Lincoln .
: France was still using the guillotine for executions as late as 1977—the same year the original Star Wars was released in theaters. Bizarre Science & Nature Facts Hard To Believe
: While the Great Pyramids were being built in Egypt, woolly mammoths were still roaming the earth on Wrangel Island; they didn't go extinct until about 4,000 years ago. : In a 22-year window (1843–1865), it was
: Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone and the first moon landing than she did to the construction of the Great Pyramids. : In a 22-year window (1843–1865)