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what if I told you the world's greatest
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fortification was held together not just
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by stone but by food picture an Egyptian
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architect draped in linen robes standing
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beneath the blazing sun eyes fixed on a
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distant marvel the Great Wall of China
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But here's the twist Some sections of
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this colossal wall are bound by a unique
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mortar made from slaked lime mixed with
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sticky rice flour That's right Sticky
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rice the same ingredient found in
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ancient feasts was the secret to the
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wall's incredible strength This wasn't
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ordinary mortar The glutenous rice
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created a super strong waterresistant
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bond that has outlasted even some modern
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concrete Greek and Roman engineers clad
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in bronze and leather armor would have
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been utterly astonished by this blend of
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culinary art and construction genius
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Imagine Viking traders cloaked in furs
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hearing whispers of a wall that could
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withstand centuries all because of a
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humble grain The secret recipe was so
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effective that even today ancient rice
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grains remain embedded in the wall's
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mortar a testament to ancient innovation
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If you're fascinated by how ancient
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ingenuity shaped history don't forget to
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