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TIL to reconstruct the Great Pyramid of Giza today, it would require about $5 billion, 5 years, 1,500 to 2,000 workers, and 2.3 million stones weighing 3 tons each, according to Jean-Pierre Houdin, a French architect who has helped create a virtual model of the ancient construction system.

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7xYx TIL Pee Wee Herman’s father was one of 5 founding pilots of the Israeli Air Force in Israel’s War of Independence. It is widely believed that he with the other four volunteer pilots changed the course of the War of Independence thus establishing Israel.
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