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garfaagel to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 years ago

TIL that the world's largest pyramid by volume is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. The Great Pyramid of Cholula has twice the volume. It is 450 m long, but only 66 m tall.

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TIL that the world's largest pyramid by volume is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. The Great Pyramid of Cholula has twice the volume. It is 450 m long, but only 66 m tall.

www.bbc.com

garfaagel to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 years ago
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The giant pyramid hidden inside a mountain
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This temple at Cholula dwarfs the Great Pyramid at Giza, yet it went unnoticed by Spanish invaders. Why?
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  • Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    All hail the great and spicy Cholula - giver of chiles and maker of sauces!

    • El Barto@lemmy.world
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      Ramen!

    • ██████████@lemmy.world
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      our culture is so much greater as americans

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    2 years ago

    modern day pic

    • DontMakeMoreBabies@kbin.social
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      Is that a church on top? Amazing.

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        Not amazing. It’s bullshit.

        But yeah, in terms of size of the thing, it is amazing.

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          I guess maybe I meant hilarious? I love the absurdity of it all - “YOUR gods are under MY god so I win!”

          The monkey shit we do…

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            According to the article, the spaniards thought it was a big hill. Probably for the best because if they knew what it was they might have tried to destroy it instead (article also mentions they did destroy a different one)

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    I prefer the Tapatio Temple…seems more authentic

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    2 years ago

    The chode of all pyramids

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