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8 Reasons It Wasn’t Easy Being Spartan
From fitness tests for infants to state-sponsored hazing, find out why these ancient Greek warriors had a rough go of it.

7 Ancient Sports Stars
From early Olympians to the Michael Jordan of Roman chariot racing, these seven sportsmen stand among the athletic elite of the ancient world.

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Find out about some of the weird and wacky ways people have attempted to curb or conceal their hair loss over the centuries.

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Meet four powerful women who bedded but never wedded their paramours, leaving their mark on history by serving as confidantes and advisers.













