TIL that the ancient Greeks placed a coin in or on the mouth of a dead person before burial. It is a myth that they placed a pair of them on the eyes. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by joeljpa t3_11e2w4w on February 28, 2023 at 10:35 AM in todayilearned 12 comments 99
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