{"id":9787,"date":"2021-03-25T19:58:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T19:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=9787"},"modified":"2021-07-28T03:12:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T03:12:58","slug":"aliens-built-the-pyramids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/aliens-built-the-pyramids\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Aliens built the pyramids&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"&quot;Aliens built the pyramids&quot;?\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aliens built  the Pyramids?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pY63dbVcdno?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>This video from Ted Talks is well worth watching.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Original description:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Aliens have invaded ancient history: they&#8217;ve cropped up in humanity&#8217;s past through popular television and movies, displacing facts with absurd yet commonplace beliefs like &#8220;aliens built the pyramids.&#8221; Archaeologist Sarah Kurnick illustrates why these misconceptions perpetuate racist and xenophobic notions of history and culture &#8212; and demonstrates how you can help debunk these dangerous, outlandish myths.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FB_IMG_1616699472341.jpg?resize=640%2C548&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FB_IMG_1616699472341.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FB_IMG_1616699472341.jpg?resize=300%2C257&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; 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