Ancient Egypt Facts

When the ancient Egyptians defeated Libya around 1208 BC, Pharaoh Merneptah's soldiers collected 6,359 penises from slain Libyan warriors as battle trophies, meticulously recorded on the Great Karnak Inscription.

The Ramses brand condom is named after the great pharaoh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.

In ancient Egypt, life expectancy at birth was around 30 years—but this statistic is misleading. High infant and childhood mortality rates dragged down the average. Egyptians who survived to adulthood commonly lived into their 50s, 60s, or even 70s.

Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found 3,000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs that was still perfectly edible.