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Duration of Toltec Empire

Duration of Toltec Empire (626 y)

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Duration of Toltec Empire (626 y)

  • is about as big as Duration of Ottoman Empire (623 y)...more
  • is 2.5 x Period of Pluto's orbit (248 y)...more
  • is 10 x Length of reign of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (63 y)...more
  • is 25 x One average human generation (25 y)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

Is That A Big Number? - The Book

Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.

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