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TIL that Inca Ruins in Sacsayhuamán - Peru was built in 14th Century with Limestone blocks those weight vary from 128 to 200 tonnes. These stones were moved from an estimated 22 miles away. Stones are so precisely spaced that a single piece of paper will still not fit between many of the them.

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