5steps from the big bang
12things can go into it
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Salting meat draws the water out, so the bacteria that spoil it can't grow.
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Salting meat draws the water out, so the bacteria that spoil it can't grow.
From the big bang to ham
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
seawater4.4 bn yrs ago
saltc. 6,000 BCE
hamdate unknown