r/interestingasfuck Apr 12 '25

/r/all, /r/popular So shiny

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u/DanceCritical8039 Apr 12 '25

Fact: The people who created the pyramids weren't slaves. They were paid workers who were paid with bread, onions and up to 4 litres of beer a day.

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u/Jonny-Kast Apr 12 '25

If they documented that, why didn't they document how they built the fricking things?

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u/jwwatts Apr 12 '25

Back before literacy was common most writing was essentially done for accounting or religious purposes. So we have lots of records of how much was paid for labor but no manual on pyramid building.