7 Suprising Coinciding Occurances

You would never think that these things happened at the same time but I assure you they did. 

1.Betty White is actually older then sliced bread.

~Sliced bread was introduced in 1928, while Betty White was born in 1922.

2. Harvard University was founded before calculus was even invented.

~Harvard was established in 1636, and is the oldest institution of higher education in the U.S. Calculus was not invented until the late 1600's. Galileo was even still alive during the early years of Harvard. 

3. The Pyramids of Giza were built in the time of wooly mammoths.

~The last wooly mammoth died in 1700 B.C. in Russia while in Egypt, the Pyramids of Giza were built 4,000 years ago. 

4. The fax machine was invented the same year as the Oregon trail migration.

~The fax machine was invented in 1843 by Alexander Bain and the Great Migration on the Oregon trail began in the same year. 1,000 migrants attempted to travel west and are said to have died of dysentary on the way. 

5. Tiffany & Co. was founded before Italy was a country.

~Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young founded Tiffany & Young in 1837, which would later become Tiffany & Co. While the states were combine to create Italy in 1861. Macy's was also founded in 1858, before Italy was a country.

6. France still used the guillotine when Star Wars came out.

~The last time the guillotine was used was 1977, the same year that the first Star Wars movie was released. Also, the Eiffel Tower was finished the same year that Nintendo was founded, 1889.

7. Two of President John Tyler's grandchildren are still alive.

~John Tyler was America's 10th president and served from 1841 to 1845. But, two of his grandsons are still living, Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr. and Harrison Tyler are only in their 80's.