In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
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During the Black Plague, it was thought that bad smells were the cause of the plague. "Plague Doctors" therefore wore masks with long beak-like noses stuffed with flowers or smoke to hide the smells.
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The first chocolate eggs were made in Germany in the 19th century and remain one of the most popular Easter candies today.
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Rio de Janeiro was once capital of Portugal, making it the only European capital outside of Europe.
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Scientists are excavating the ruins of a major civilization which pre-dates both the pyramids and Stonehenge by over 7,000 years. In 15 years, they have uncovered only about 5% of the site.
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A monk had once written over a book that contained information about calculus that was written by Archimedes in ancient Greece that could have made us 100 or even 1000 years more mathematically and technologically advanced.
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There are pictures of Knights fighting Snails in old Medieval manuscripts - and nobody knows why.
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