31 Ancient Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History
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Roman Hair Influencer
Source
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Ancient Egypt
Web Exhibits
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Earliest Pillows
Forget cursing people to never having a side to their pillow, I'm gonna be condemning my enemies to stone pillows from now on.
28
Roman Slaves
27
Ancient Egyptian Egg Farming
Irina Kozorog/Shutterstock,Francisco Javier Diaz/ShutterstockAtlas Obscura
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Ancient book stolen.
I must know the 11th century must-see sights. Did it also mention where to eat and what inns to stay at?
The Guardian
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Facial Hair in Egypt
Source
24
The Color Blue
Source: Business Insider
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Fruit Cake
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
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Ancient Greek Punishment
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Ancient Egypt
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Gilding
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Plato's Alarm Clock
Source
18
Aztec Peanut Butter
Okay, but Americans perfected its use by combining it with white bread and grape jelly.
Shyripa Alexandr/ShutterstockWYTV
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Ancient Advertising
Sytilin Pavel/ShutterstockThe Daily Star
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Shock therapy, ancient style!
Gerd Altmann/PixabayGrunge
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Black Cats
It was me. I started the rumors, myths, and folktales – all so that I could own every black cat, ever. They're so cute, and I want them all!
History / Reader's Digest
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Egyptians
Vulture
13
Ancient Rome
I want to eat street tacos and hot dogs from here, or whatever the ancient Greek equivalent was.
NPR
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Count of St. Germain
Source: The Musical Times and Britannica
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Ancient Greece
Even if we moved on to plastic, it's a shame we didn't keep the old name.
Source
10
Egypt
Source
9
The Civil War
no one can resist the pull of a good show.
Source: 18 Historical Facts That Don't Get Mentioned
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Modigiani
Source: 25 Famous People Who Were Total Nobodies While They Were Alive
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Ancient Vending Machines
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
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Sword Duels
More: 5 Weapon Myths You Probably Believe (Thanks to Movies)
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Ancient Greek and Roman Sculptures
4
The Printing Press
3
Ancient Rome
2
Oxford University
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Egyptians
Nah, man, it was aliens! Trust me; I saw it on TikTok…
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