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TIL there is a theory that suggests the years AD 614–911 did not occur and that in fact the Holy Roman Emperor, Otto III, directed chroniclers to fabricate historical records and figures, such as Charlemagne, for these years. If thought to be true, it would currently be AD 1716, not 2013.

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