10 Insane and Strange Things about Ancient Egypt

The surviving statues of Hatshepsut show her a long beard in the ancient Egyptian style. Although she may not wear it all the time, the beard helps her look more like an ancient Egyptian god.

6. Egyptians Take Sour Milk Baths

They do this because they believe it helps their skin. It's not like anyone would drink it.

7. Moldy Bread Used to Treat Wounds

Sounds disgusting, but it's true. The bacteria in the fungus will act as an antibiotic and heal the wound.

8. Egyptians Lipstick Made of Insects

It turns out that in Egypt, lipstick was made from crushed insects. Red carminic acid extracted from cochineal or insects is used as a makeup component.

However, modern women, unlike Cleopatra, do not need to extract carmine dye to produce makeup. To apply lipstick, they do not have to boil and crush insects.

9. Pharaoh Suffered from Obesity

Scientists have performed X-Ray analysis on the mummies and concluded that the ancient Egyptians especially the Pharaohs were not as healthy and fit as people are known.

Pharaoh, actually fat and unhealthy. Their food was full of carbohydrates and saturated fat and alcohol contributes to obesity and health problems.

10. 95 Percent of Egyptians Live Along the Nile

The Nile divides Egypt and about 95 percent of the Egyptian population lives along the Nile. With most of the country occupied by the desert, this fact about Egypt is not much of a surprise. 90 percent of Egypt is desert and the Nile divides the desert.