In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant that she accepted.
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In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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In 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
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To take an oath, ancient Romans put a hand on their testicles
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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