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Ancient Egyptians worshipped cats, and anyone who harmed a cat was punished—sometimes with death!

The average life expectancy for a person in ancient Egyptians was around 40 years old.

Only women had tattoos in ancient Egypt.

Cleopatra is the most famous queen of Egypt, but she was really Greek!

The pyramids of Egypt are the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world—they are the only one of those wonders to survive to the present day.

The Great Pyramid Cheops, built around 3,000 B.C., was built using 2,300,000 huge stone blocks, weighing 7 million tons in total.

Some ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made out of stone.

Perfumes were found in King Tut’s tomb. Some retained their smell after being buried for thousands of years!

Ancient Egyptians used to mummify animals so they could join their owners in the after life. Mummies of dogs, cats, birds, crocodiles, bulls, and even the mummy of a scarab beetle have been discovered!