1. Wooly Mammoths and Pyramids
While ancient Egyptians were stacking stones into majestic pyramids, woolly mammoths were still wandering the frosty tundras of remote islands. These shaggy giants, often imagined as creatures of a distant prehistoric world, were alive during one of history’s most iconic architectural feats. It’s wild to think that as pharaohs ruled the Nile, mammoths were quietly living out their final days far to the north.