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The pyramids were built without coffee.
Make of that what you will.
The pyramids were built with the help of beer.
Do with that what you will
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-beer-archaeologist-17016372/
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/workers-were-paid-with-beer-5000-years-ago/
~~Weren't they built with slave labor...?~~
Probably not:
encyclopedia Britanica
Learned something new today, thanks!
If I could give you ten extra points for responding like that I would. Instead, have my respect.
Now, I've just learnt that beer was involved too... So...
I appreciate it! I do my best to promote a good vibe :)
And I guess if you can't have coffee/caffeine, beer is second best. (I have the taste buds of a child.)