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NICK KYRGIOS weighed in on some of the world's biggest conspiracy theories.
And he boldly claimed it is "insanity" to believe humans built the pyramids.
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Tennis ace Kyrgios, 29, appeared on Louis Theroux's podcast.
And the fascinating pair delved into some of the most important topics - including the pyramids, whether the earth is flat and the moon landing.
Asked if he thought humans built the pyramids, Kyrgios replied: "No, I don't. Impossible. Do you?"
Theroux said: "Definitely. I just think they rolled huge blocks around on logs."
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But former world No13 Kyrgios was having none of it.
He added: "That's insanity. The fact that, how is that possible they got every measurement correct and they're all aligned?
"And they did it with rolling large stones on logs is an insane statement.
"Why are the doors so big? Like who needs to walk through the doors if they're that big?
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"I don't know who it was. I just don't think that we were capable.
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"And you think that we built the pyramids? You're insane. That's insanity stuff."
The conversation then moved on to landing on the moon, to which Kyrgios said "I have my thoughts on it".
He then asked: "Who landed on the moon? Do you think the Americans did first?"
Theroux responded: "Is that a trick question?"
But Kyrgios, who is currently without a tennis world ranking having played one match in two years, insisted: "I'm just asking you."
And when they got on to the shape of our planet, Kyrgios was once again coy and non-committal.
Kyrgios told Theroux to go first and the broadcaster simply said: "The earth is round."
The Australian continued: "I'd probably be inclined to saying it's round.
"But I'm also not surprised if it was the other thing either.
"Maybe we need to have a beer and have this off the record."
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Theroux replied: "Really? How deep does this thing go?"
And Kyrgios revealed: "It goes deep."
In the wide-ranging interview, Kyrgios also opened on his return to tennis, retirement, drinking habits and mental health problems.
He would do most of his drinking alone and further struggles saw him turn to self-harm - prompting him to wear a sleeve on his arm.
The 2022 Australian Open doubles champ explained that Andy Murray was one of the people who spotted cuts on his arms and offered him support.
Kyrgios added: "I was just struggling with being who I was, it was hard at that time and I didn't feel like I could take a step back from the sport and kind of work on myself and get myself in the right headspace.
"I was just playing and playing and playing and kind of dealing with everything.
"It was a dark time. I was drinking and I was spiralling out of control and I was continuing to play and travel. It was a lot."
Asked how many drinks he would have, Kyrgios added: "20 or 30 drinks, easy, I’d drink like a fish.
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"But then just wake up and play Rafa Nadal the next day. Give him a good run for his money."
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