Did you know? Time since the birth of Hero of Alexandria (2,012 y) is 5 x Time since the death of Shakespeare (404 y) Tweet this comparison
Length of an Olympic swimming pool (50 m)
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Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.
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