Wherever we have actual history and historians, we tend to also find that special breed, the

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world history have always been with us and seemingly always will.

Today we're going to hear them out on one particular claim that the great sphinx at

the foot of the pyramids is much older, perhaps even thousands of years older, then science

shows it to be.

The age of the sphinx is coming right up on Skeptoid.

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I'm Brian Dunding from Skeptoid.com, The Age of the Sphinx.

It stands guard over the great pyramids of Kufu, this massive stone titan, one of the

single most recognizable creations of the ancient world.

As such a popular icon, Egypt's Great Sphinx is sure to draw all manner of attention, both

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