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[-] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 43 points 1 year ago
[-] rem26_art@fedia.io 31 points 1 year ago

We discovered this and look, they just left it sitting out there, obviously abandoned

[-] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago

"We paid someone in the area at the time, so it's totally a fair trade."

[-] negativenull@piefed.world 22 points 1 year ago

Obligatory joke:

Why are the Pyramids in Egypt?
Because they are too big to fit in the British Museum

[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fun fact: people were convinced the pyramids were silos, and the Egyptians filled them from the top.

[-] Wilco@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

Look up "pyramid power". These crazy people thought the pyramid shape preserved stuff with a special "pyramid energy".

Because pyramids preserved mummies .. so ... science.

[-] diarcesia@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

The Pyramids are too big to come to Britain, so Britain came to Egypt.

[-] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago

They weren't using it anyway

[-] huppakee@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago

The Germans actually did something like this in the late 19th century lol,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Altar

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago

Liar! We would never do something like...

Uh, never mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishtar_Gate

[-] huppakee@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

O germany,

the part that is shown in the Pergamon Museum today is the smaller, frontal part. The larger, back part was considered too large to fit into the constraints of the structure of the museum; it is in storage.

[-] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

To be fair, it is absolutely stunning. It's not OK to steal and smuggle, but I do kind of understand the urge to do so. If you're ever in Berlin and are interested in history/archeology, check it out.

[-] huppakee@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

First time i heard about the Pergamon museum was when i was in Berlin and it already seemed impressive on the pictures onlinre, so despite their dubious ownership I might check it out next time.

[-] oce@jlai.lu 8 points 1 year ago
[-] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 6 points 1 year ago

Haha the Fr*nch think they’re getting that back.

[-] oce@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago

Well, there's a hostage exchange, they are not letting it go without a guarantee.

“iT WilL Be SaFeR wItH uS”

-the thief who stole the relics

[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago
[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Idk whether to upvote you for making a good point or downvote you for using alternating case

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

No it’s “noone” very different concept.

[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Peter Noone, actually. From Herman’s hermits. He never says anything.

[-] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

Unlike his cousin, Gabs Alot.

[-] whostosay@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

What neat name. I wonder what they do and how often

[-] Monzcarro@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago
[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Peter Noone?

[-] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Lol take that, British ethnicity!!!

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