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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ProbablySomeBoomer on 2023-07-20 20:25:07.

Original Title: TIL that the Great Sphinx of Giza’s nose has been broken since at least the 1400s. A 15th century writer blamed the incident on the actions of a zealot in 1378. Archaeological evidence indicates the nose was broken off by rods or chisels.