[The Past and present of La Salle County, Illinois : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, general and local statistics, map of La Salle County, history of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc, etc..
The great auk was 75 to 85 centimetres (30 to 33 in) tall and weighed around 5 kilograms (11 lb) The size of a medium penguin, it lived in the open ocean except for when it waddled ashore for breeding on just a few islands.
The largest and most famous of the true pyramids is the Great Pyramid at Giza. Built for the great Pharaoh Khufu, the Great Pyramid âstands today at four hundred and fifty feet highâ (Padwe). Originally the Great Pyramid had stood at over four hundred and eighty one feet tall, however, due to weathering and the sands of time some of its height was lost.