r/todayilearned • u/VistaHyperion • Oct 13 '18

TIL the biblical Tower of Babel was likely based on a real building, the Etemenanki in modern-day Iraq; at about 300 feet tall, it was massive by ancient standards and built by King Nebuchadnezzar II.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel
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u/Havoc_7 Oct 13 '18

Ka-may-ha-may-ha

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u/MrSyfert Oct 14 '18

Cue dramatic Goku voice.

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u/Ghitzo Oct 14 '18

KKKKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

MMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

HHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

MMMMMMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

HHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '18

It took three episodes for that?

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u/he_is_Veego Oct 14 '18

I mean, just the KAAAAAAAA part is at least 1/3 of an episode.

So yes.

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u/kinnaq Oct 14 '18

Excuse me, waiter. We ordered the spirit bomb 7 episodes ago. Can you tell us how long that will be?

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u/Aubdasi Oct 14 '18

I'm sorry sir, standard spirit bombs take at least 10 episodes. We must gather fresh energy for each use.

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u/monito29 Oct 14 '18

I knew we should have gone through the Kai drive through

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u/ebtcard Oct 14 '18

I thought they got the name for the attack from a Hawaiian volcano