Details About Ancient Egypt That Definitely Weren't In The History Books
In films and history books, the ancient Egyptians are portrayed as athletic Adonises. Royals were shown to have almost unimaginable beauty, with rumors of Cleopatra's tantalizing scent lasting through the centuries. But actually, ancient Egyptians were, well... gross. Like, really gross. And they had some pretty bizarre rituals, too. Here are the nitty-gritty details about their lives that you probably won’t find on the school syllabus.
Lice were a major issue
Lice were such a large problem in ancient Egypt that most people decided to shave their heads instead of choosing to deal with the pesky vermin. Even the tombs were often filled with lice, so you couldn’t even escape these creatures in the afterlife!
Men rocked the clean shave
Most of the men preferred to shave themselves from head to toe. Women normally wore a wig that could be easily exchanged when it became overly infested with lice. Lovely. There was probably a whole pile of these nasty lice wigs sitting around somewhere.
They enjoyed flashing
One activity that ancient Egyptian men enjoyed was flashing women as they sailed past them. Apparently, this odd behavior was part of a religious festival. They’d take the entire family and head to Bubastis for the celebration with a huge crowd of people.
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They’d flaunt their manhood
Along the way, men would flash the pretty girls they saw. They hoped the women would jump in the water and swim after them because they were so impressed with their “display.”
