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TIL that the “Great Pyramid” was constructed using approx. 2.3 million stones, each weighing between 2.5-15 tons. In order to finish the “Great Pyramid” in 23 years, the workers would have to set a block every 2.5 minutes, every day of the week for 23 years using no wheels, pulleys or work animals.

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