Ancient Egyptians used dead mice to ease toothaches. In Ancient Egypt, people put a dead mouse in their mouth if they had a toothache, according to Nathan Belofsky’s book Strange Medicine: A Shocking History of Real Medical Practices Through the Ages. Mice were also used as a warts remedy in Elizabethan England.
100 Mind-Blowing Egyptians Facts
Crocodile poop was the first contraceptive. The Ancient Egyptians certainly had a unique way of doing things. One of the fun facts about Egypt is how they practised safe sex: Women would insert crocodile dung into their vaginas. (Uh, fun?!) The science was that it would soften when it reached body temperature, forming a barrier.
In Ancient Egypt, priests plucked their bodies bald. Ancient Egyptians believed that body hair was unhygienic and shameful. As such, it was a common practice for men, women, and children to remove their body hair.
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone. The Ancient Egyptians used wooden or stone headrests as pillows. They believed it helped with body vigour, blood circulation, and warding away demons.
Ancient Egyptians used dead mice for toothaches. In Ancient Egypt, people soothed their toothaches by putting a dead mouse in their mouth. Sometimes, the Ancient Egyptians would even mix other ingredients with these mice, to form a paste that they would apply to the affected tooth.
Ancient Egyptians slept on stone pillows. This was discovered by translating ancient texts from Egyptian ruins. The Egyptian word for headrest was roughly translated to a stone pillow.
Mammoths were still alive when the Egyptians were building the Great Pyramids. Woolly mammoths were alive until 2550 to 2490 B.C.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
The festive tradition of the Christmas tree dates back thousands of years to the Romans and Ancient Egyptians.
Ancient Egyptians put dead mice in their mouths to help toothaches.
The New Year celebration enjoyed by the ancient Egyptians was known as “Wepet Renpet.”Instead of celebrating the same day every year, they waited until the annual flooding of the Nile River, which usually happened in July.