# How true is this "article" on ancient Egypt?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 4, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-this-article-on-ancient-egypt/951889 "2021-10-04T20:26:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-this-article-on-ancient-egypt/951889/1 "2021-10-04T20:26:24Z")

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OK turn on your ad blocker for this but how true is this alleged article? some of it seems to be well bull…

> **[Absurd Hygiene Practices From Ancient Egypt That Make Us So Grateful To Be...](https://boredomtherapy.com/g/ancient-egyptian-hygiene-evidence?as=70aol&utm_source=AOL.com&bdk=0&redir=TD)**
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> Although ancient Egypt was relatively advanced in some ways, from bathing to grooming, their hygiene leaves a whole lot to be desired for people living today.

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-this-article-on-ancient-egypt/951889/2 "2021-10-04T20:31:03Z")

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Closed on October 4, 2021, 8:31pm UTC



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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-this-article-on-ancient-egypt/951889/3 "2021-10-04T20:32:37Z")

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I’m closing this for review by a GQ mod. Too little info in the OP leading to a crappy click bait site. If you have more info to expand your question, let us know and we’ll edit it in and reopen it.

In the future please provide more of an OP and don’t just link to a click bait site.

_This is just a guidance, not a warning. Nothing on your permanent record._

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2021, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-true-is-this-article-on-ancient-egypt/951889/4 "2021-10-04T20:57:45Z")

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A GQ mod here, and I agree. I don’t want to click through to a sketchy site to see what this is about, and I can’t tell without clicking through. If you have some specific facts you’d like to ask about, probably the simplest route is to start a new thread asking about those facts, with or without the article link.