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Viking warriors would file horizontal lines into their teeth.
Archaeological evidence shows that some Viking men deliberately filed horizontal lines into their front teeth. These grooves were possibly filled with colorful pigments. This painful modification may have been meant to frighten enemies or demonstrate warrior status.
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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...