In addition to human sacrifices, the Aztecs also offered the gods tamales.In the 1500s England’s Queen Elizabeth I outlawed wife beating after 10 p.m.In the Middle Ages, having ants in the house was a sign of good luck.Only pharaohs were allowed to eat mushrooms in ancient Egypt.The Chinese used to scatter firecrackers around the house as fire alarms.The low man on a totem pole is the most important man in the tribe.In medieval England, jurors weren’t fed until they reached a decision.The first kitchen utensils were the ladle and the apple corer, in that order.In England in 1558, beards were taxed according to their length.When a cat died in ancient Egypt, its owners shaved off their eyebrows as a sign of mourning.