The Egyptions invented beer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_beer
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Beer is one of the oldest beverages humans have produced, dating back to at least the 5th millennium BC — prior even to writing — and recorded in the written history of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. The world's oldest known recipe is for beer and some anthropologists believe that the beverage was probably a dietary staple before bread




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