31 Ancient Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History

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31 Ancient Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History
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The world and all of its history is filled with ancient tomes. Many are being neatly preserved in museums, with some on display for curious eyes to see and others tucked away for preservation purposes. Innumerable books have also been lost to time, wars, accidents… or were literally just misplaced and remain unfound. More books, scrolls, and maniscripts lay deep in caves, stuck in some old tree's trunk, or hidden in buried treasure chests, waiting to be discovered and read once more. 

This fascinating list of historical facts is also waiting to be read. It contains delicious tidbits from all facets of history. Whether you're a Roman history aficionado or you prefer the Egyptian dynasties, there's a little something-something for every history buff.

Roman Hair Influencer

A beauty YouTuber helped us learn more about how Roman women did their hair. She couldn't recreate a Roman hairstyle using hairpins, so she researched ancient texts and discovered that Romans actually used sewing needles and thread to keep their hair in place. Her findings were accepted as an article in The Journal of Roman Archaeology. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Earliest Pillows

The earliest pillows were made of stone. Ancient Egyptian Pillow Neck-rests Ancient Chinese Pillow from Tutankhamen's tomb Originally more about keepi

Forget cursing people to never having a side to their pillow, I'm gonna be condemning my enemies to stone pillows from now on. 

Roman Slaves

Slaves in ancient Rome weren't necessarily physical labourers or gladiators. There also were teachers, doctors and accountants.

Ancient book stolen.

CRACKED A MEDIEVAL TRAVEL GUIDE In 2011, Codex Calixtinus, a 12th-century book with Europe's first travel guide in it, was taken from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The cops thought a shady dealer in old documents might have hired someone to do the heist.

I must know the 11th century must-see sights. Did it also mention where to eat and what inns to stay at?

The Guardian 

Facial Hair in Egypt

Facial hair was surprisingly strictly regulated back in ancient Egypt. Men had to keep their beards, and couldn't even shave them - unless they happened to be in mourning. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM

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Ancient Greek Punishment

31 Ancient Trivia Nuggets from Pop Culture History

Ancient Egypt

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DIGGING A SEWER FOUND AN ANCIENT TEMPLE. CRAUA The workers were drilling a sewage drain in an Egyptian city when they unearthed a

Gilding

Gilding was used to cover decorative objects with gold and other precious metals, as far back as 2300 BCE in Egypt. It is superior to modern day elect

Plato's Alarm Clock

CRACKED.COM THE ALARM CLOCK WAS INVENTED BY PLATO, IN THE 4TH CENTURY BC. Apparently students at his 12 academy kept oversleeping. 3 4 5 7 6 The Mechanical Hypothesis in Ancient Greek Natural Philosophy Berryman

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Aztec Peanut Butter

Peanut butter is actually American (technically). The Aztecs and Incas of Mexico and Peru created peanut butter sometime between the 1400s and 1500s-so it is American food, but in the sense that it was invented by people from the Americas. CRACKED

Okay, but Americans perfected its use by combining it with white bread and grape jelly.

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WYTV

Black Cats

CRACKED WHY ARE BLACK CATS UNLUCKY? Black cats have been associated with bad luck for centuries, with origins in ancient Egypt, Greek mythology, and the early Christian church's fear of witches and their pets. Different cultures have different beliefs about the luck associated with black cats.

It was me. I started the rumors, myths, and folktales – all so that I could own every black cat, ever. They're so cute, and I want them all!

History / Reader's Digest 

Ancient Rome

Ancient Romans had food eateries called Thermopolium. CRACKED.COM Archaeologists in De- cember 2020 un- earthed an entire food stall that had been preserved for 2,000 years in Pompeii.

I want to eat street tacos and hot dogs from here, or whatever the ancient Greek equivalent was. 

NPR

Ancient Greece

SECRET ORIGINS GAME OF JACKS JACKS WAS PLAYED IN ANCIENT GREECE, EXCEPT AT THAT TIME THE JACKS WERE TINY SHEEP BONES. FOR MOST OF HISTORY THIS GAME WAS KNOWN AS KNUCKLEBONES. CRACKED.COM

Even if we moved on to plastic, it's a shame we didn't keep the old name. 

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Ancient Greek and Roman Sculptures

CRACKED.CON Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were actually rendered in vivid colors. They only appear white because time and weather have eroded mos

The Printing Press

THE FIRST PRINTING PRESS IS WAY CLOSER TO COMPUTERS 20th century BC 15th century BC THAN TO THE INVENTION OF PAPER. 2nd century BCE CRACKED COM

Ancient Rome

CRACKEDco Ancient Romans were the first civilization to have birthday parties for non-religioust figures. They even had a special cake for it! There w

Oxford University

OXFORD UNIVERSITY IS OLDER THAN THE AZTEC EMPIRE e The construction of Tenochtitlan on Lake Texcoco in 1325 marks the beginning of the Aztec civilizat

Egyptians

Jo build the pyeramids the Egyptians: of 2500 BC had to transport incredibly heav stone blocks and the desert wooden sleds. statues across using This

Nah, man, it was aliens! Trust me; I saw it on TikTok…

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