TIL that Filipino churches built during Spain’s colonial period used millions of egg whites in the concrete to make it more durable. This is also why Filipino desserts often use lots of egg yolks- many were developed to use up all the extra yolks from construction projects.

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  1. TIL that Filipino churches built during Spain’s colonial period used millions of **egg whites** in the concrete to make it more durable. This is also why Filipino desserts often use lots of egg yolks- many were developed to use up all the **extra** **~~yolks~~** ***whites*** from construction projects.

    This is interesting. I suggest changing the second yolks to whites for clarity and reposting.

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