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IT BELONGS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM (europe.pub)
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[โ€“] TachyonTele@piefed.social 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Fun fact: people were convinced the pyramids were silos, and the Egyptians filled them from the top.

[โ€“] Wilco@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 weeks ago

Look up "pyramid power". These crazy people thought the pyramid shape preserved stuff with a special "pyramid energy".

Because pyramids preserved mummies .. so ... science.