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500 amazing facts about the people, places, and things of the ancient world.
Youll never again be short of a fascinating fact to stun your friends and impress your family and teachers!
DO YOU KNOW . . .
that Viking helmets had no horns? that some Roman toothpaste contained human urine? what ancient Egyptians wore as underwear? that a popular Roman table sauce was made from rotten fish? how many Egyptian pharaohs were called Rameses? who Eric Bloodaxe was? that the Aztecs played footballand sacrificed the losing team to the gods? the Seven Wonders of the ancient world? the name of the king of the Greek gods? which sporting events were part of the ancient Greek Olympic games?
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