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Ancient Egyptian priests had to remove all their body hair every three days.
Priests were required to pluck out all their body hair, including eyebrows and eyelashes, as part of their purification rituals. This practice demonstrated the extreme measures taken for religious purity in ancient Egypt.
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The Ancient Greeks would vote to banish citizens using pottery shards.
Known as ostracism, citizens would write the name of someone they wanted exiled on pottery shards called ostraka....
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Medieval European courts employed professional jesters to criticize the king.
Court jesters were often the only people allowed to criticize rulers openly. Their role as entertainers provided immunity...
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In Victorian England, people would pose dead relatives for photographs.
Post-mortem photography was a common practice, often being the only photograph ever taken of a person. Specialized photographers...