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You probably didn’t know about these facts:
1. In Ancient Egypt, both men and women used makeup.
They believed that makeup had healing powers.
2. Children in Ancient Egypt did not wear clothes until they were teenagers.
3. The Egyptians believed that the Earth was flat, circular, and that the Nile River ran right down the middle.
4. During mummification, the brain was extracted through the nostrils.
5. The only organ left in the body after mummification was the heart, as it was believed to contain the spirit.
6. Toilets were found in several ancient tombs.
7. The oldest dress in the world was found in Egypt and is estimated to be about 5,000 years old.
8. Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt, was actually Greek.
9. The Ancient Egyptians shaved their eyebrows to mourn the deaths of their cats.
10. They slept on pillows made of stone (only for the dead).
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