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Ancient Egyptian gods were thought to have beards, so false beards were worn by pharaohs - even female pharaohs - as symbols of royalty!

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Our word, 'slapstick', which means crude knockabout comedy, refers to the traditional medieval jester's wand: a pig's bladder on a stick!

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During World War II the military often relied on carrier pigeons for sending emergency reports.

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Displeased to see his son flinching at the sound of gunfire, corsair Jean Bart had his son tied to the mast, to force him to become accustomed to this noise.