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    Weird Wonders of Ancient Greece

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    From bean phobias to ceramic toilet paper, discover the bizarre and fascinating everyday quirks that made ancient Greeks surprisingly human—and nothing like your textbooks showed you.

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    The ancient Greeks basically identified all the major problems with democracy that we're still struggling with today—how to ensure informed participation, how to prevent manipulation by charismatic leaders, and how to protect minority rights from majority tyranny.

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