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Today I Learned …

Lights Out With Sylvia Shults by Sylvia Shults

Mar 30, 2026Society & Culture

Parts of the Great Wall of China are held together by rice. Scientists at Zhejiang University in China were researching the makeup of mortar used for building the Great Wall when they realized something unusual was added...

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Today I Learned … is an episode from Lights Out With Sylvia Shults by Sylvia Shults. Parts of the Great Wall of China are held together by rice. Scientists at Zhejiang University in China were researching the makeup of mortar used for build...

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Parts of the Great Wall of China are held together by rice. Scientists at Zhejiang University in China were researching the makeup of mortar used for building the Great Wall when they realized something unusual was added to the standard mixture of lime (limestone that has been heated to a high temperature) and water: sticky … Continue reading Today I Learned …

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Published Mar 30, 2026