RANDOM FACTS: Was Cleopatra Egyptian?

Why are actors parts called roles? 
Where did the word gypsy come from? 
Was Cleopatra Egyptian? 
Where is the oldest flag in the world? 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well that was kind of random. Mel dying for random
facts with Mel Taylor.

Speaker 2 (00:05):
Let's take a look today at your random facts. So
we call actors' parts rolls because in the seventeenth century
in France they'd get their scripts on rolls of paper.
The term gypsy was created because people thought they were
from Egypt. They were not. They were actually from northern India.
Speaking of Egypt, Cleopatra was not actually Egyptian. She was

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the last pharaoh of Egypt, but ethically she was Macedonian Greek,
believed to have descended from one of Alexander the Great's generals.
The only IHAB location that serves real maple syrup is
the one in South Burlington, Vermont. Every other location serves
up that artificial flavor syrup. Denmark has the oldest flag

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in the world. They've been using the same one since
twelve nineteen. That is a look today at your random facts.