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I set out to build a concrete block retaining wall, thinking it would be a straightforward project. But there’s more to it ...

There's a chance that the concrete fence in your backyard could be partially made out of materials from volcanoes. In 1944, three Arizonans invented a new type of concrete block, the Superlite block.