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BENTHAM
Philosopher and social reformer Jeremy Bentham kept a cat, which he named the Reverend Sir... MORE

BRITISH MUSEUM
The British Museum first opened to the public on January 15, 1759. It began with... MORE

CAT
Eighteen thousand mummified cats were sold at one auction in Liverpool in March 1890. They went... MORE

CIRCUMCISION
Egyptian male mummies were all circumcised. ... MORE

EMBALMING
Powdered mummy was used as a medicinal drug from the 12th to the 17th centuries.... MORE

JOAN OF ARC
Joan of Arc is said to have been born on 6 January 1412, though the... MORE

LAVENDER
Lavender has a long history of supposedly beneficial uses. The ancient Egyptians used it for... MORE

LICE
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