http://www.dumbfacts.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:42:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/ancient-egyptians-slept-on-pillows-made-of-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/ancient-egyptians-slept-on-pillows-made-of-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/ancient-egyptians-slept-on-pillows-made-of-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-egypt-priests-plucked-every-hair-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-egypt-priests-plucked-every-hair-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-egypt-priests-plucked-every-hair-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-times-strangers-shook-hands-to-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-times-strangers-shook-hands-to-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-times-strangers-shook-hands-to-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/3000-years-ago-most-egyptians-died-by-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/3000-years-ago-most-egyptians-died-by-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/3000-years-ago-most-egyptians-died-by-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-egypt-people-used-to-shave-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-egypt-people-used-to-shave-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator In ancient Egypt, people used to shave their eyebrows to mourn the death of their cats. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-egypt-people-used-to-shave-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-china-doctors-would-only-receive-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-china-doctors-would-only-receive-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator In ancient China doctors would only receive fees if the patient stayed in good health. Sometimes if the patients health became to bad, the doctor had to pay them. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/in-ancient-china-doctors-would-only-receive-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/married-women-could-not-view-the-olympic-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/married-women-could-not-view-the-olympic-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:11 +0000 Administrator Married women could not view the Olympic Games in ancient Greece under penalty of death. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/married-women-could-not-view-the-olympic-/feed/ 0