ancient egyptian, n.Trivia

In Ancient Egypt, killing a cat was punishable by death.

Ancient Egyptians used headrests made of stone instead of pillows.

Cats were culturally important in Ancient Egypt--- people would shave off their eyebrows when their cats died

An Egyptian necklace dated as being 5,000 years old has been found to have been made out of meteoritic metals.

Baboons were once trained by Egyptians to wait on tables.

The ancient Egyptians believed that the brain's only purpose was to produce mucus.

The ancient Egyptians had 12 months of exactly 30 days each, with five days of partying at the end of the year to bring the total to 365.

The mummy was made by the Ancient Egyptians by first removing the brain by inserting a hook through the nostrils.

The ancient Egyptians domesticated cheetahs to be house pets. Farmers also tamed and trained them for hunting.

Sail boat. . . was first built in Egypt.

Most Ancient Egyptians died by age 37

Cannibalism was rather common in the 16-17th century Europe where Egyptian mummies were consumed for supposed magical curative properties

In ancient Egypt, there was an event in which the Pharaoh would ceremoniously ejaculate into the Nile to encourage the fertility of the river.

Peppercorns were stuffed up the nose of Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II's mummy.

In Ancient Egypt, men would get time off of work to care for menstruating daughters and wives.

Ancient Egyptians used to put dead mice into the mouths of people to treat toothaches.

In ancient Egypt, servants were smeared with honey so flies would flock to them instead of the pharaoh

The 2700BC Egyptian, Merit-Ptah, is the world’s first known female physician.

In Egypt around 1500 B.C., a perfectly shaved and polished head was considered the ultimate in feminine beauty.

Ancient Egyptian pharaohs made slaves fan their wine all night to cool it down.