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Mass of the Great Pyramid of Giza

Mass of the Great Pyramid of Giza (5.9 billion kg)

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Mass of the Great Pyramid of Giza (5.9 billion kg)

  • is 2000 x Mass of world gold production (2014) (2.99 million kg)...more
  • is 5000 x Mass of the biggest Redwood tree (1.2 million kg)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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