19 Perspective-Shifting Historical Details

How did we make it this far in life?
19 Perspective-Shifting Historical Details

It's not secret things used to be different in ancient times. Sheesh, not even ancient times, things were different in what Americans think of as olden times or British people think of as “the plague centuries.” Sure, it seems like technology is moving at a rapid piece. We all know that one guy who's still holding out on getting a smartphone, but can you imagine the first guy who thought the aqueduct was too far?

For instance, did you that instead of soap, Ancients bathed using olive oil and then scraped it off their skins? Did everyone just walk around smelling like a pizzeria instead of the manly scent of horseback reading on a beach while baking a cake? How did we make it this far in life? We asked our readers to bring to light some facts that show us why we should truly be happy we're alive and comfortable today. Winner got 100 bones ...

The oldest condom that has been found, is from 1640 and made from pig intestine. It was washed with milk and then reused. CRACKED.COM
Ancient Egyptians believed that body hair was unclean and shameful. So they shaved their heads and wore wigs. Not only that, both men and women remove
Ancient Greeks and Romans did not use soap. Instead. olive oil was massaged into the skin and then scraped off their bodies with a curved device calle
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The Oregon Thail took settlens at least forP months to finish. Today's trip from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City, Oregog takes about twenty-S h
The next time your kids bitch about being bored on Summer break, remind them of the good ol' days... In rural America, children used to go to school i
Think today's cars are boring? In 1979 the mighty Ford Mustang Cobra, equipped with a 5.0-liter V8 engine, produced a pavement-ripping...14 horsepower
IF you were a child in England, in the Middle Ages, you would have been sewn into your winter clothes for the entire season, until spring. I can't ar
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The Ancient Romans had figured out that maintaining good oral hygiene was essential to longer lasting teeth. Theif choice of mouthwash you askep Just
KOTEX The original Kotex pads, introduced in 1921, were 22 inches At long stores and shops and 36 that cater to women layers thick. N The envelope 22
Pick your poison: During Prohibition the U.S. government purposefully poisoned alcohol to deter people from drinking. Instead bootleggers hired chemis
19th century dental instruments. Sweet dreams!
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Eyeglasses were first made around 1286. For all the thousands of years of human history before that, people with bad eyesight just had to deal with it
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