garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 10 months agoTIL 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.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down11
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkTIL 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.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 10 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareEl Barto@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down4·edit-210 months agoNot amazing. It’s bullshit. But yeah, in terms of size of the thing, it is amazing.
minus-squareDontMakeMoreBabies@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoI 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…
minus-squareabysmalpoptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoAccording 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)
Not amazing. It’s bullshit.
But yeah, in terms of size of the thing, it is amazing.
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…
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)