While there may be all sorts of myths and mysticism surrounding the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, not everything is all aliens and conspiracies. For instance, did you know that the laborers building the structure loved beer? Or that despite its hot location, the inside of The Great Pyramid maintains a consistent, cool temperature? We sure did .. and now you can too!
From Roman tourists to a mystery void, here are 20 fascinating, alien-free facts about the pyramids of Giza.
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“The Great Pyramid of Giza has 8 sides, not 4.”
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The pyramids are estimated to have taken 15-30 years to construct.
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“Great Pyramid at Giza is the oldest of the Seven Wonders and the only one still standing today. The Colossus of Rhodes, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus were destroyed. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is still unknown.”
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“The ancient Egyptians named the Great Pyramid of Giza "Akhet-Khufu," which translates to ‘Horizon of Khufu.’”
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“The Great Pyramids of Giza maintain a constant 68°F/20°C temperature inside even in summer months.”
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“There were no mummies found within the Great Pyramid of Giza.”
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“Tourism was popular in ancient Rome. The most popular attraction were the pyramids of Giza, where local tour guides fed misinformation to the Romans to draw them in and profit from them.”
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“Beer was incredibly popular in ancient Egypt. The laborers, like those who worked on the pyramids of Giza, were given a ration of over 10 pints of beer a day.”
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“That the Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest manmade structure on Earth for 3,871 years until the Lincoln Cathedral in England was finished in 1311.”
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“King Tutankhamen was born nearly 1,000 years after the Great Pyramids were built.”
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“Scans have revealed there’s a large unexplored void in the Great Pyramid of Giza.”
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“Only three objects have ever been found inside the Great Pyramid of Giza- pieces of wood, a ball made of diorite, and a copper hook. They were found in 1872 in a shaft leading from the Queen's Chamber.”
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“There is enough stone in the Great Pyramid of Giza to build a 3 meter (9 foot) wall around France.”
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“That the Pyramids of Giza were more ancient to the ancient Romans, than Rome is ancient to us.”
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“The last woolly mammoth died out 1000 years after the pyramids at Giza were built.”
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“Cleopatra lived closer to the building of Pizza Hut than the pyramids.”
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“More than 1,600 people are recorded to have died from falling off the Great Pyramids of Giza in the last 200 years.”
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“That the ratio of the perimeter of the Great Pyramid of Giza to its height is equal to 2*pi to an accuracy of better than 1 part in 3000.”
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“The Great Pyramid of Cholula is the largest pyramid by volume known to exist. It's shorter but wider than Giza and consists of multiple structures build overtop one another.”
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“Written 4500 years ago The Diary of Merer is the oldest papyri ever discovered. It details the daily life of workers who built the Great Pyramid of Giza.”
