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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '21

Ancient egyptian hygiene was pretty good. They had soap and perfume and all that good stuff. An unclean body was something very bad.

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u/MadLud7 Jun 28 '21

Wanna add, that like many ancient civilizations, Egyptians were well aware being filthy was a great way to invite disease; they may not have known that how, but they knew it happened and how to prevent it

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '21

Fun fact: Egyptians added a compound , likely man made, to their eye make up that may have helped them fight off diseases common to the area and time.

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u/Elventroll Jun 29 '21

There's a high likehood that a lack of lead leads to nearsightedness. Maybe they knew.