The First Nail Techs Were African

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Long before modern salons, ancient Egyptians were coloring, caring for, and decorating nails as symbols of beauty and status. But that's just the beginning. From wrestling and cosmetics to paper, medicine, and calendars, in this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht uncovers how an African civilization helped lay the foundation for practices we still use today. Some of these facts may surprise you—and they just might change the way you look at history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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