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John Wilson Murphree Jr. @JWMURP (51) 19 Sep 17

Across the river from Cairo, Egypt is the city of Giza, the home of the Sphinx and the three Great Pyramids of the eastern Sahara Desert. The desert, of course, is very dry and dusty, but with lots of vendors around to sell...

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Sphinx and Great Pyramid

John Wilson Murphree Jr. @JWMURP (51) 19 Sep 17

Not far from the Nile River, across from Cairo, sit two of Egypt's great treasures, the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids, three in number. These great sights are located in the eastern Sahara Desert, which is very sandy and dry....

sight-seeing decision?

chicksdigscars @chicksdigscars (5483) 30 Jan 12

I’ve always been obsessed with Egypt.. The pyramids, the Pharaohs, the Sphinx.. everything! and every school project or report I ever had to do, was always on Egypt. There is an Egyptian mummy at our local museum, and every...

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Pyramids of the past

freymind @freymind (1351) • Philippines 31 May 11

Pyramids are one of the greatest monuments that man made by his hands that stood the test of time. Its great Sphinx’s and obelisks and the triangular pyramids of the Pharaohs are visited by millions in Egypt from people around...

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Have you entered inside the pyramids

cowboyofhell @cowboyofhell (3063) • Philippines 3 Feb 10

Can anyone say how it feels like to be inside the great pyramids of Egypt? I've never been there so please share if you did visited the monuments.

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Just who is the face on that lion?

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 1 Feb 10

For those of you who love history and Egypt like I do, I'm sure you've heard many a speculation. Well, I just finished reading a really good article from the Smithsonian online about the...

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Ruby On Rails - Indexing

crazycoder @crazycoder (2) • Canada 30 May 09

Now i'm looking into indexing services for ruby on rails, I've looked at sphinx,ferret and solr. I was wondering what other rubyist's use, I need an engine which supports accentuated characters and hyphenations.

Have you ever even been to Switzerland?

honeybeemay @honeybeemay (371) • Netherlands 28 May 08

I've been to Switzerland many times already. My family and I just love to spend vacation in there either winter or summer vacation. My most memorable experience was when I managed the trip to the Jungfraujoch. I was six months...

jungfraujoch

sphinx

swiss alps

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Egypt - Pyramids & Sphinx

4signup @4signup (104) • Italy 6 Apr 07

Ride a subway 20 minutes to the suburbs of Cairo, then take a cab five minutes to reach the pyramids. Constructed about 2,500 BCE, the pyramids are the oldest and the only one of the "7 Wonders of the Ancient World" surviving...

Who is the Sphinx?

Riptide @Riptide (2755) • United States 23 Mar 07

Have you ever asked yourself who the Sphinx represents and who built it and when? It seems scientist are not even certain. I think the Sphinx is one of the greatest mysteries in the world. There are suppose to be secret chambers...

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Sphinx

belladonna474 @belladonna474 (34) • United States 8 Mar 07

I do way to much research on the internet and not enough in the library. Therefore I take in a ton of theorist propaganda that may be off the wall, but this one I am truly curious to know if anyone else has deeper knowledge on the...

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Can anyone answer this riddle correctly...

GnosticGoddess @GnosticGoddess (5626) • United States 10 Jan 07

The one who does first will get be marked as the best response... "What creature goes on four feet in the morning, on two at noonday, on three in the evening?" This is the riddle that Oedipus was given by the Sphinx when...

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What do you think about Egypt?

mariam74 @mariam74 (555) • Egypt 20 Dec 06

Egypt is a very good country but a lot of foriegners think that people still ridding camels or living in desert but this is not true. Egypt now has all the new technology in all fields and has everything like anyother country. So...

egypt

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Who are Sphinx?

tsprabhu @tsprabhu (705) • India 6 Dec 06

Sphinx

sphinx

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Is PARADISE exist........in universe !

LotSelf @LotSelf (1508) • India 8 Oct 06

In my opinion it exist n we can find it in our planet also....

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Which continent is most beautifull""""""""""""

LotSelf @LotSelf (1508) • India 9 Sep 06

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Who amongst you love to travel most ??????//

LotSelf @LotSelf (1508) • India 6 Sep 06

Travel is the best mode to understand and learn culture.....

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