12 Ways The Real World Is Like A Cheesy Fantasy Novel

Ah, the world of fantasy and fiction. It's a place of wonder and amazement, where anything is possible and the boundaries of reality can be pushed to the limit. But did you know that there are some real-world facts that sound like they could have come straight from a fantasy novel? Have you ever heard of the $1 trillion coin, the glowing orb, the Stone of Destiny, the Coronation Chair, the British royal family's right to take swans, the druidic rituals of the Bohemian Grove, the Blessing of the Fleet ceremony, the Yale University's Skull and Bones society, the National Eagle Repository, the Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer, the Tower of London Ceremony of the Keys, or the Ceremony of Quit Rents? 

These 12 facts will make you question what is real and what is not. So, let us take a journey into the unknown and explore the strange and wonderful facts that sound like they come from a fantasy novel. Who knows what secrets we may uncover.

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