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"History is not just found in textbooks. It is the foundation of everything we know." - Victoria Brown

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This blog is about history, for people who love history. My aim is to make history understandable and accessible to everyone because, let's face it, sometimes picking up a big ass history book isn't as much fun as Tumblr!

This blog covers many different periods, from the fall of the Roman Empire in 410AD to World War 2, from the codification on the American constitution in 1787 to the present day.

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September 23, 2012

Anglo-Saxon women had a number of rituals for taking care of their hair. Powdered swallow was used to make hair thinner, which was fashionable at the time. To stop the hair from growing, they would put ants’ eggs into the hair. One treatment still used is when an individual gets head lice - brushing them out with a comb.

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