Ye Olde Weird But True

Ye Olde Weird But True — page 5 — A D 1200 1532 TSAR PETER THE GREAT OF RUSSIA PUT A SPECIAL TAX ON MEN WHO GREW The Inca of South America built more than 20 000 MILES OF ROADS but had no wheels o horses to ride on them BEARDS 1705 Creepy Crawly BANDAGE Many ancient physicians used spiderwebs as Band Aids THAT S WEIRD 1ST CENTURY A D 60 Extra Sticky Extraicky Bandages

Ye Olde Weird But True — page 6 — People once believed that the bumps on people's SKULLS revealed their true personalities 1800s

Ye Olde Weird But True — page 7 — THERE WERE NO DINNER PLATESIN MEDIEVAL TIMES DINNER WAS SERVED UPON SLABS OF STALE BREAD A D 500 1000

Ye Olde Weird But True — page 8 — their hair as long as 23 feet 7 1815 The War of 1812's last battle was fought two weeks after a peace treatybos was signed THEIR HAIR AS LONG AS 23 FEET 7M MEDIEVAL JAPANESE WOMEN m GREW A D 1000 PRESENT An ancient Chinese soup recipe contains simmered BIRDS NESTS A D 794 1185

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