Fun historical fact: In recent years, archaeologists have unearthed the campsites of the pyramid builders. Rather than slave food, they found evidence meals were feasts and celebrations. So ... the pyramids were an exercise in social solidarity, like the Rose Parade floats. And Cecil B. DeMille's "Ten Commandments" perpetuates a false image of ancient Egypt.
"Only puny secrets need protection. Big discoveries are protected by public incredulity." - Marshall McLuhan
How can you ask for what you want, much less get it, if you don't know the words?
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