Today I learned on Nostr: TIL a team of archeologists uncovered the largest manmade stone block ever discovered ...

TIL a team of archeologists uncovered the largest manmade stone block ever discovered in Baalbek, Lebanon. The block, which was found in a limestone quarry measures 64 feet by 19.6 feet by 18 feet and weighs an estimated 1,650 tons. The block likely dates back at least 2,000 years, to around 27 BC.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/largest-manmade-block-ever-ca…
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