Culture
Unique traditions, customs, and social practices from different cultures and time periods.
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The Maya would hang objects between babies’ eyes to induce crossed eyes.
Cross-eyed people were considered attractive in Maya culture. Parents would dangle objects close to their babies' faces to...
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Ancient Chinese emperors would have their pulse taken through a silk thread.
Doctors would check the emperor's pulse through a thread to avoid touching the royal person directly. This practice...
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The Ancient Greeks would use lead makeup despite knowing it was poisonous.
Women would apply white lead paste to their faces to achieve a fashionable pale complexion, even though they...
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Ancient Egyptian priests would shave their entire bodies every other day.
Priests were required to remove all body hair to maintain ritual purity. This practice showed the extreme measures...
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In ancient China, the longer your fingernails, the richer you were considered.
Long fingernails were a status symbol indicating that one didn't need to do manual labor. Some nobles would...
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In feudal Japan, some ninja would train by trying to sneak up on birds without startling them.
This specialized training exercise helped develop stealth movements. If a ninja could approach a bird without causing it...
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Viking women who died in childbirth were considered to have died in battle.
These women were believed to go to Valhalla, traditionally reserved for warriors who died in combat. This belief...
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Medieval European courts would employ professional insulters to mock visiting diplomats.
These professional mockers would test foreign diplomats' composure through elaborate insults. The practice was used to assess visitors'...
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In medieval Europe, animals could be excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Church would sometimes excommunicate animals considered problematic, such as swarms of locusts or rats. These ceremonies...