Actually, Congress adopted the resolution for independence on July 2 but did not adopt the Declaration of Independence until July 4. They are two separate events. Essentially the first makes independence from Britain a legislative act — with no actual “legal” merit until the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The second was a published announcement to the world.
Electric eels live in the Amazon basin. No way ancient Egyptians could have even known about them.Believe it or not!