Unearthed Facts About Ancient Egypt’s Most Disturbing Secrets

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Egyptian Dennis the Menace

Pepi II was only six years old when he became King of Egypt, and he behaved exactly as one would expect a spoiled young prince to act. When an explorer wrote to him claiming to have met a dancing pygmy, he ordered the man to bring it to the palace so he could see it for himself. His attitude didn’t change with age. He made slaves strip naked and cover themselves in honey just so the flies wouldn’t bother him.

Egyptian Dennis the Menace

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