By Maggie Koerth-Baker at 2:27 pm Thursday, Aug 18
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Egyptian
mummies were coiffed for the afterlife with the help of animal fat-based hair gel. Bonus moment of cultural weirdness: The article linked here seems to ignore the fact that styling the hair of the dead isn't just some odd thing the ancient Egyptians did. In fact, it's a common facet of modern Western burial practices.
(Via Rowan Hooper)