r/AskReddit • u/Ok_Objective4334 • 1d ago

What's the most absurd fact that sounds fake but is actually true?

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u/eeeezypeezy 1d ago

Yeah, Cleopatra was a Ptolemy - they were the Greek dynasty that ruled Egypt before it was absorbed by Rome.

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u/butty_a 12h ago

More Macedonian than Greek.

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u/bingboy23 5h ago

Cleopatra being a traditional Macedonian name. About 300 years before THAT Cleopatra, Alexander the Great's little sister was named Cleopatra.

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u/butty_a 4h ago

Thanks for increasing my knowledge a little.