- Egypt’s Nile River is the world’s longest, running 4,135 miles (6,670 km).
- The Nile is said to flood from the tears of the Goddess Isis. This is celebrated with the festival, ‘The night of tear drop’.
- Luxor in Egypt are known as the world’s largest open air museum.
- The word pharaoh began as a nickname for the Egyptian king. It means “great house”.
- Ancient Egyptians believed that mummification ensured the deceased a safe passage to the afterlife.