26Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat of Egypt made peace with Israel in 1979, the first Arab nation to do so. For this, Sadat won the Nobel Peace Prize, Egypt was suspended from the Arab League, and Sadat was assassinated.
27. In Ancient Egypt, dwarfs were seen as people who had celestial gifts, were treated with the greatest respect and enjoyed the highest social positions.
28. Many ancient Egyptian Pharaohs were overweight and unhealthy, in contrast to their typical depiction. That was likely due to a sugary diet of alcohol, bread, and honey.
29. Between Egypt and Sudan, there is a strip of land that neither country will acknowledge as part of their territory. It is one of the few unclaimed regions on earth.
30. The Ottoman Turks unknowingly used the Rosetta Stone as a building slab for a military fort. The French captured the fort and became fascinated with the Stone, which unlocked the lost secrets of Ancient Egypt.
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31Library of Alexandria
In ancient Egypt, any books found in ships coming into port would be brought immediately to the library of Alexandria and be copied. The original would be kept in the library and the copy given back to the owner.
32. A group of raiders (Sea People) that nearly toppled ancient Egypt. We know nothing about where they came from or who they were.
33. In Ancient Egypt, the deceased bodies of beautiful and high-ranking women were left to decay for 3 to 4 days before being sent off for embalming. They did this to discourage necrophilia (sex with the dead).
34. In ancient Egypt, couples were considered married whenever they moved in together wedding ceremonies were reserved for the upper classes.
35. In Egypt, actors were not allowed to testify in court because they were seen as professional liars
36Caesarion
Julius Ceasar's only biological son, Caesarion, was the last Pharaoh of Egypt.
37. The dagger found in Tutankhamun's tomb was made from iron from a meteorite
38. After Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.
39. The CIA Project to Overthrow the King of Egypt was Called Project FF (Fat Fu*ker).
40. A woman made great contributions to Egyptology after hitting her head as a toddler and claiming to have unlocked a past life as a priestess in Ancient Egypt.
41Ancient Egyptians
In ancient Egypt, men could take time off of work to care for menstruating wives and daughters.
42. Because of his interest in Egyptology and difficulty fitting in with his French family, Christian Louboutin invented an elaborate fantasy in which he'd been adopted from Egypt. Years later, he learned that his biological father was, in fact, Egyptian.
43. By examining high-resolution satellite imagery with algorithms developed via trial-and-error, Sarah Parcak and her team have discovered 17 pyramids, 1,000 tombs, and over 3,100 settlements in Egypt alone. She now wants to crowdsource "space archaeology" to prevent looting of ancient sites.
44. In 1870, 10% of Africa was under European control; by 1914 it was 90%, with only Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Liberia still independent.
45. Millions of people believe that the Arc of the Covenant is located in a small church in Ethiopia
46Africa
Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world, as well as the second most populous in Africa.
47. In Ethiopia, they work on a 12-hour clock instead of the traditional 24 hours one and they have no intention to abolish it
48. Ethiopians cannot enjoy the highest quality coffee produced in their own country, which is the birthplace of coffee. The government only allows lower-quality beans to be sold on the domestic market, in order to promote exports and obtain a harder foreign currency.
49. Ethiopia has a celebrity TV (Demeke Girma) chef who believes he can combat his country's hunger problems by encouraging everyone to eat more diverse foods
50. Ethiopia is home to the oldest most complete Christian Bible
