45 Little-Known World Facts That Make Us Realize We Still Have So Much More to Discover

In an extraordinary tale that defied time, a legendary Egyptian pharaoh, Ramses II, embarked on an unexpected journey in 1974. Bound for Paris, his purpose was preservation and maintenance. Yet, faced with a peculiar French law, Egypt was compelled to grant a passport to the long-deceased ruler.

Thus, a passport was issued to Ramses II some 3,000 years after his passing. In a remarkable twist of bureaucratic whimsy, the pharaoh took flight once again, this time as a posthumous traveler, leaving us in awe of the lengths we go to bridge the gaps between history and the present.