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What Were Cleopatra’s Teeth Like?

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Beautiful as history has portrayed her, the front teeth of Cleopatra VII (69 BC – 30 BC) Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, were so fused with tartar deposits she could take them out.  Despite this flaw she became one of the world’s most famous seductresses.

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When Does The New Year REALLY Start?

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We’re already a few days into 2024, the New Year commencing on 1 January as decreed by Julius Caesar (Janus was the Roman God of Beginnings).  New Year’s Day is the choicest of all calendar dates – it saves us from the villains of the past and allows us to usher in a fresh start […]

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