I made a post about the worker strike in Ancient Egypt and it went a bit viral and honestly I’m surprised it took a full day before the “Well ackshually” replies to show up to correct my 3-tweet-long thread I said was about a thing I just learned. Warning: Long thread incoming... For the people angry I didn’t write a full academic paper with citations about my “Management placating angry workers with a pizza party” joke based on a historical event, I decided to read more about what happened from someone who would know: Amennakhte

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TIL a papyrus scroll indicates that, during the building of the tomb of Pharaoh Ramses III, the workers were upset about their treatment and, rather than discussing it with them, management served them a large meal. The workers didn't think that was enough so occupied the Valley of the Kings refusing entry to anyone until they were given a raise and "cosmetics" (research shows it was a form of sunscreen).