concrete, n.Trivia

Sand is depleting globally due to the global need for concrete, giving rise to a lucrative black market.

Self-healing concrete uses a specific type of fungi as a healing agent. It lies dormant in the concrete mix until cracks appear, when spores germinate, grow and fill in the gap

The concrete used by the Roman Empire has been proposed as an alternative to modern concrete. It's believed that it would have a substantially smaller environmental impact than our own in addition to being far more durable, surviving thousands…

Concrete is the most used man made material in the world.

Bone is strong --- Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.