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a clay rectangle so reliable it outlived every empire that stacked it

oldest knownSun-dried mud bricks date back over 9,000 years
phone slangA dead device is called a brick for good reason
gold barsGold ingots are literally shaped like bricks
great wallMade from millions of bricks bound with sticky rice
fire trickFired bricks survive blazes that melt steel beams
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