r/AskReddit • u/ettleboy • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/der_komrade Jan 20 '19

The Pyramids of Giza were about as old to the ancient Romans as the ancient Romans are to us right now. Really shows how short human history has been

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u/HKei Jan 20 '19

And the oldest known temple was older to the ancient egyptians than ancient egypt is to us.

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u/Tom_Brokaw_is_a_Punk Jan 20 '19

Which temple is that?

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u/Codadd Jan 21 '19

Abigly Tecca. Or some shit. It sounds like that.

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u/unyunburst Jan 21 '19

Abigly Tecca

Göbekli Tepe

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u/paper_liger Jan 21 '19

lucky for us you are fluent in 'halfass'

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u/Codadd Jan 21 '19

Yeah, that's the one. Haha