Fact or Cap: Ancient Egypt

Crocodiles were sacrificed and mummified as an offering to the Gods.

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Ancient Egyptians shaved off their eyebrows when their cat died.

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Slaves built the pyramids.

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Egyptians practiced human sacrifice.

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In the 1800s into the early 1900s, wealthy English would buy mummies and eat pieces of the flesh because they thought it could cure any sickness.

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Ancient Egyptians loved board games.

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Women in Ancient Egypt had equal rights.

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King Tut's tomb was cursed and it cursed the archeologist that first opened his tomb.

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Ancient Egyptian guards (think police) used monkeys to help catch criminals.

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At one point in Ancient Egypt, they let a statue decide if people were innocent or guilty.

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