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Mysteries of Ancient Egypt with Dr. Kara Cooney

Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma

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The Importance of the Pyramid

The king of Akadotan had an unusual body shape. His neck was twice as long, his shoulders were skinny and he had big ass hips. He wanted to look like a being of light so that people would see the divinity of the king in him. "He's trying to be animal and human at the same time," says author Andrew Keen.

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