Did you know? Duration of Ottoman Empire (623 y) is 25 x One average human generation (25 y)
Fastest speed attained by a wind-powered watercraft (121.2 km/h)
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Yes, there's now a book based on these numbers. Oxford University Press: July 2018.
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