A great symbol of Ancient Egypt is Sphinx. A magnificent monument carved out of living rock, sits outstandingly in Giza Plateau.

It is a carving of body of a lion with a head of a king or god, symbolizing strength and wisdom. It is 200 feet long and 65 feet high with paws being 50 feet long. The body of sphinx was buried in desert sand for thousands of years and only in 1905, about a century ago, sands has been cleared away from it. Thus, sphinx has several layers of erosions, those that are horizontal are due to sand and stone, while some are vertical due to water (probably rain) erosions.

It is believed that sphinx was built by king Khafre (Chephren 2558-2532B.C.) who was one of he 4th Dynasty kings and whom 2nd pyramid of Giza was built for him.

5 Ways To Boost Your Memory

- by Murdo Macleod

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Have you ever imagined benefits a good memory can bring you?

Being able to remember important pieces of information - like names, facts and figures, directions, procedures, quotations - can give you a powerful advantage in life.

In fact, ability to retain and retrieve information is essential to your personal and professional success.

Here are five ways to boost your memory and keep it razor sharp:

1. Use Your Imagination

An easy way to remember something is to "take a picture".

For example, to remember where you've left your car keys, pretend to hold a camera to your eyes, focus on scene, and click image into your memory when you are leaving.

Then, when you want to find your keys again, try to develop negative into positive and you'll be able to draw out a clear picture.

This technique works with almost everything you want to remember, as film reel in your mind is endless.

Another trick you can use is to "think like a poet". Make up rhymes to recall ideas and construct simple-to-remember acronyms to record key phrases.

Remembering is EASY (Every Acronym Saves You) when you DIY (Do It Yourself).

Let's say you want to memorize planets in their order from Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.

Then just say "My Very Excellent Mom Just Served Us Nice Pickles".

2. Practice!

You can boost your memory with just a little regular practice. There are lots of ways of doing this:

Try to remember which day of week your last birthday was. Then extend this to birthdays of all your family members.

Try to remember all Grand Slam Finalists and who was winner. If you can try to remember scores as well, it would be an even better exercise.

Try to remember names of all 50 States and see if you can do it in alphabetic order too.

It won't be long before your daily practice pays off - making your mind sharper and more adaptable.

3. Eat Healthy