Egypt pyramids: Scientists may have solved mystery behind construction

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Egypt pyramids: Scientists may have solved mystery behind construction
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Believe it or not, no aliens were likely involved! Just some very smart humans and a massive amount of labor.

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They tried to restore the Pyramid of Menkaure by adding granite stones to the exterior, but they stopped because of social media pushback.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/controversial-egypt-pyramid-renovation-rolled-back/story?id=106892273

They'd be better off building a brand new one anyway. With an observation deck, but you have to climb like 5 thousand stairs to get to it.

Yeah, an upgraded cash cow is still a cash cow, so that's not the problem.