Sixteenth-century Mayor Hans Steininger was famous for his supposedly four-foot-long beard, until when he broke his neck by tripping over his own beard and killed him. Today, Steininger's beard is still displayed at the local museum in Branau am Inn, Austria.

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My trip to Armenia 🇦🇲

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Reasons recorded for worker absence on this 3,200 year-old ancient Egyptian attendance register include ‘brewing beer’, ‘stung by a scorpion’, and ‘embalming brother’! From Deir el-Medina worker’s village. Written in Hieratic script.

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This is a 3200-year old attendance sheet found in Deir el-Medina, Egypt. Reasons for worker absence include "embalming brother", "brewing beer" and "bitten by scorpion"

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15th century cat leaves paw prints on owner's manuscript

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The Letchworth State Park Museum has covered up their Native American displays until they can be returned or displayed with permission.

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[OC] I got to see the classic Ur copper quality complaint

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The Salt Man, preserved for 1700 years in a salt mine until his remains were discovered in 1993. (National Museum of Iran)

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Skeleton of a 28ft anaconda

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My recent Egypt trip

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Possibly the world’s first customer service complaint, nearly 4,000 years old.

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A Rediscovered Book Bound in Human Skin Goes on Display in England | The volume’s corners and spine are bound in the skin of William Corder, an infamous criminal who was convicted of murder in the late 1820s

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Condom found in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun (New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty).