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EPISODE · Nov 10, 2016 · 25 MIN

001 - The Great Pyramid of Khufu and the Sphinx of Giza

from Wonders of the World · host Drew Vahrenkamp

We start our trip around the world in Giza, Egypt, to see the Great Pyramid.  We'll talk about how pyramids came to be and how a prince used the Sphinx to build legitimacy, and we'll eat koshari, the veg-friendly national dish.

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We start our trip around the world in Giza, Egypt, to see the Great Pyramid.  We'll talk about how pyramids came to be and how a prince used the Sphinx to build legitimacy, and we'll eat koshari, the veg-friendly national dish.

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