Watch How the World's Beauty Standards Have Evolved Over Time

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People have started to think about and question today's beauty standards more carefully lately (a trend we can get behind!), and viral videos have been a huge part of that conversation. We got a closer look at different beautiful body shapes throughout history, then global ideals of male hotness were exposed. In BuzzFeed's latest video, we learn how beauty has evolved over the past 5,000 years. Not only is the video mesmerizing, but it's also educational. Did you know that unibrows were considered so beautiful in ancient Greece, women who lacked them would fake a full brow with glued-on animal hairs? We can't wait to see what's next (and what trends we'll look back on in horror).