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Egyptian children wore no clothing at all until they were in their teens. The temperature in Egypt made it unnecessary. Adult men wore skirts while women wore dresses.
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Rich Egyptians wore wigs while the other classes would wear their hair long or in pig tails. Until 12, Egyptian boys had their heads shaved except for one plaited lock – this was as a protection against lice and fleas.
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Charles Darwin married his first cousin.
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John F. Kennedy, Anthony Burgess, Aldous Huxley, and C.S. Lewis all died on the same day.
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Officially, the longest war in history was between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly, which lasted from 1651 to 1986. There were no casualties
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Adolf Hitler’s nephew, William Hitler, immigrated to the United States in 1939 and fought against his uncle.
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King Richard II invented the handkerchief.
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The Parliament of Iceland is the oldest still acting parliament in the world. It was established in 930.
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New Zealand was the first country to enfranchise women. It gave them the vote in 1895.
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Soon after building started in 1173, the foundation of the Pisa tower settled unevenly. Construction was stopped, and was continued only a 100 years later. Therefore, the leaning tower was never straight.
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People have been wearing glasses for about 700 years.
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King Charles the Second often rubbed dust from the mummies of pharaohs so he could “absorb their ancient greatness.
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Dinner guests during the medieval times in England were expected to bring their own knives to the table
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the Great; Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.
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Early Egyptians wore sandals made from woven papyrus leaves.
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History's first recorded toothpaste was an Egyptian mixture of ground pumice and strong wine. But the early Romans brushed their teeth with human urine, and also used it as a mouthwash. Actually, urine was an active component in toothpaste and mouthwashes until well into the 18th century - the ammonia it contains gave them strong cleansing power.
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Houses were first numbered in Paris in 1463. In Britain, numbering did not appear until 1708, on a street in London's Whitechapel area
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Human skulls had been used as drinking cups for hundreds of years. The muscles and flesh were scraped away, the bottom was hacked off and then they were suitable to hold any beverage.
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In 1555, Ivan the Terrible ordered the construction of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow. He was so thrilled with the work done by the two architects that he had them blinded so they could never be able to build anything else more beautiful.
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In 1893, Chicago hired its first police woman. Her name was Marie Owens. While the city was progressive in its hiring practices, Chicago's female police officers were not allowed to wear uniforms until 1956.