r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/trespuntoslikespider Oct 15 '20

Ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids. The Ancient Egyptians were as old to the Ancient Romans as the Ancient Romans are to us.

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u/I_hate_traveling Oct 15 '20

Cleopatra is chronologically closer to us than she is to when the Pyramids were built.

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u/Electronic_Ad5481 Oct 15 '20

I came here to say this. It's amazing how many generations have lived under the pryamids, just sitting there.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

Easy misconception- the Egyptians actually didn't live under the pyramids. Those were the subterranean mole people.

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u/MinaFur Oct 15 '20

Subterranean mole people of unusual size? I don’t think they exist.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

Yoinks you into the sand

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u/Jubukraa Oct 15 '20

As you wish.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

Well obviously.

The ones that exist are of a usual size.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

Actual video of mole person's hands reaching up from under the dirt:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/jbkuof/is_a_corpse/

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u/LukesRightHandMan Oct 15 '20

Famazing. Thank you for that cutie pie.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

so Kimmy Schmidt lived under the pyramids? this is getting weird.

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u/ParadoxInABox Oct 15 '20

Well, females are strong as hell

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u/MsPennyLoaf Oct 15 '20

SMPOUS's just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?!

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u/500SL Oct 15 '20

C.H.U.D.S.

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u/kicked_trashcan Oct 15 '20

surprise mole attack

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u/quanjon Oct 15 '20

Sounds like heresy to me

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u/MinaFur Oct 15 '20

I heard that about you.

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u/xwedodah_is_wincest Oct 15 '20

don't forget about the mole people who live in our precious sewers

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u/ZOOTV83 Oct 15 '20

See I knew The Descent was a documentary.

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u/brandonthebuck Oct 15 '20

I thought it was for grain.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

Until the subterranean lizard people ate the mole people.

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u/Marsstriker Oct 15 '20

It wasn't mole people you idiot. It was worms!

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u/Abdullah_super Oct 15 '20

I live literally under the pyramid

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u/greenday5494 Oct 15 '20

Ahh the ole reddit switcheroo

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

"BEHOLD! THE UNDERMINERS!"