Each epoch has its weird facts and daily routines which characterise it, making it distinct from the next or the previous one. Here are numerous facts from the past:
-3000 years ago, in ancient Egypt, if you were 30 you were old. Most people died young (in regards to our era).
-In ancient China, doctors were paid only when they cured the sick. If the patient got worse then they had to pay him. (interesting paradigm)
-In ancient Rome, if a slave escaped he was considered a criminal, on the charges of stealing himself, since he belonged to his master.
-In the 19th century if you attempted to commit suicide and failed, you were condemned to death.
-The handshake came into being in the medieval era, in order to show each other that they were not carrying a gun.
-The shortest war in history was between England and Zanzibar, in 1896. It lasted for 38 minutes.
- It is estimated that during the last 3500 years there were only 230 years of peace in the "civilised" world.
-At the time of Peter the Great, anyone wishing to grow a beard, had to pay a special tax.
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