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Was Rama a Real Person? Here's the Honest Evidence — and One Famous Claim About Him That's Actually Fake
A city in Thailand is literally named after his kingdom. A real court ordered a real excavation to check what's buried at his birthplace. And a famous "NASA proved it" claim about the bridge to Lanka is something NASA has publicly denied ever saying. Let's go through all of it, honestly, one piece at a time.
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A city in Thailand is literally named after his kingdom. A real court ordered a real excavation to check what's buried at his birthplace. And a famous "NASA proved it" claim about the bridge to Lanka is something NASA has publicly denied ever saying. Let's go through all of it, honestly, one piece at a time.
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