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How much would it cost to build a brand-new pyramid?
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Building a modern-day replica of the Great Pyramid of Giza would take five years and around 5 billion dollars to build. Even with access to as many stone-carrying vehicles, cranes and helicopters as required, it would still take 1,500 to 2,000 workers around five years to replicate the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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Flattened snake found in Latin America
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This remarkably slender green vine snake, Oxybelis fulgidus, is a colubrid from Central America and northern South America. It is mildly venomous and is shown here opening its mouth in threat display.
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How to play dead (like a pro)
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Lots of animals play dead when they’re threatened, but this little hognose snake really knows how to commit to a role. Somebody get this guy a part on Broadway! These pigeons also appear to have mastered this tactic.
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Stalking the sun
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This image, released by NASA a few days ago, overlays a year's worth of photographs of the Sun, revealing the migration of active regions towards the equator.
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Beautiful lobsters
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Lobsters can come in some pretty incredible colours! Here are a few of the rarest, including albino, calico, and 'split' varieties.
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Engineers have developed a battery-free radio the size of an ant
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These tiny chips have been designed to bring the capability of the Internet to everyday objects in your home. Think smart light globes, smart vacuum cleaners, and smart coffee makers, all communicating wirelessly with each other to cater to your every whim.
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Marine diatoms magnified
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At just 0.001 mm in size, marine diatoms are one of the smallest creatures on Earth. They're also pretty stunning to look at under the microscope, so a biologist and a film-maker teamed up to showcase their strange beauty: ...
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Coin shiver in dry ice!
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An American coin shivers in ice made from carbon dioxide (temperature below -78.5 degrees Celsius).
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A cool lamp made from glowing mushrooms
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These lamps, designed by Yukio Takana from Japan, use mushroom-shaped LEDs, bits of driftwood, and salvage lumber to create something that has a kitsch or whimsical quality.
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Meet the smallest known vertebrate
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This fly-sized frog is the world's smallest known vertebrate. Paedophryne amauensis is 7.7 millimetres long and inhabits New Guinean rain forests.
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