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Ancient Chinese secret? Yes. Masons used sticky rice as mortar

According to a new study by the American Chemical Society, the world's first composite mortar was sticky rice, used in China some 1,500 years ago.

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.