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‘Sleeping Sphinx’: Images of iconic site with ‘eyes closed’ go viral online in Egypt

Images of Egypt’s Great Sphinx ‘sleeping’ have gone viral online in Egypt, generating controversy and hilarity.

So, did the Sphinx really fall asleep?
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