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Ancient Chinese nobles would grow their fingernails so long they needed gold sheaths.
Long fingernails were a status symbol indicating that one didn't need to perform manual labor. Some nobles would grow their nails up to 6 inches long and protect them with precious metal sheaths. This practice demonstrated both wealth and social position.
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Victorian ladies would paint their faces with arsenic to appear pale.
Arsenic wafers were eaten or made into face cream to achieve a fashionable pale complexion. This deadly practice...
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In ancient Egypt, servants would be covered in honey to act as human fly catchers.
To keep flies away from important people, servants would be coated in honey. The sticky substance would attract...
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In ancient China, cricket fighting was so popular that specialized cricket referees existed.
Professional cricket-fighting referees would oversee matches between prized fighting crickets. These insects were kept in special ceramic jars...