Heinrich Himmler Thought Germans Were Descended From Nordic Gods – So He Tried To Prove It
This post was originally published on this siteThose working for the Ahnenerbe project set out to prove that the Aryan race was descended from Nordic […]
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Cotard Delusion — The Rare Disorder That Makes You Think You’re Dead
This post was originally published on this siteCotard delusion sounds like a silly disease, but feeling like you’re dead, and like your body isn’t your […]
Trepanation Was The Bizarre Cure-All That Exposed Your Brain
This post was originally published on this siteTrepanation, the practice of drilling a hole in your head to let your brain “breath”, was used to […]
Inside The Twisted Mind And Murders Of “Jolly” Jane Toppan
This post was originally published on this siteEven after she was sentenced to a mental hospital, Jane Toppan continued to feel her murderous tendencies, routinely […]
Stockholm Syndrome And The Strange Bank Robbery Behind It
This post was originally published on this siteThe first victims of Stockholm syndrome found the symptoms as unexplainable as the doctors who examined them. Wikimedia […]
Lili Elbe’s Tragic Life As A Transgender Pioneer
This post was originally published on this siteLili Elbe was born Einar Wegener, and spent her entire life trying to choose between the man she […]
Meet The Candiru – The Penis Probing Fish Of Your Nightmares
This post was originally published on this siteThe candiru is a tiny, but fearsome, beast that lives in the rivers of the Amazon, and has […]
Black Death Symptoms: See If You Have The Bubonic Plague Right Now
This post was originally published on this siteAre you experiencing black death symptoms? The Bubonic Plague isn’t nearly as prevalent as it used to be, […]
The Horrifying History Of The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
This post was originally published on this siteThe Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was supposed to be a place of peace and restoration, but it soon devolved […]
Vin Mariani — The Cocaine-Laced Wine Loved By Popes, Thomas Edison, And Ulysses S. Grant
This post was originally published on this siteVin Mariani was advertised to reduce your hunger, aid digestion, cure the flu, and best of all, fill […]
How Norman Borlaug Saved A Billion Lives And Led The World Into The Green Revolution
This post was originally published on this siteKnown as the “father of the green revolution,” Norman Borlaug pushed the boundaries of agriculture and saved over […]
4 Real Frankenstein Experiments And The Mad Scientists Behind Them
This post was originally published on this siteFor decades before and after Mary Shelly’s book, several prominent scientists were putting serious brainpower into real Frankenstein […]
The Gross History Of Bloodletting And Medicine By Leeches
This post was originally published on this siteBloodletting was used to draw “tainted” blood from a patient, in the hopes that the disease or infection […]
Lysol Was Once Used As Birth Control – And Poisoned A Lot Of Women
This post was originally published on this siteWith few options available to women, Lysol’s advertising as a feminine product made it one of the most […]
The History Of “Female Hysteria” And The Sex Toys Used To Treat It
This post was originally published on this siteBy the 1800s women were increasingly diagnosed with hysteria, the treatment for which was a hysterical paroxysm. Today, […]
The Great Smog Of London That Killed 12,000 People And Took 64 Years To Solve
This post was originally published on this siteThe scientists are now hoping that their research will lead to other environmental breakthroughs, and help solve problems […]
31 Creepy Pictures From The Early History Of Dentistry
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the bizarre to the creepy, the history of dentistry reveals some tools and procedures that will terrify […]
Carl Wilhelm Scheele: The Forgotten Scientist Who Discovered Oxygen
This post was originally published on this siteCarl Wilhelm Scheele ranks as one of the greatest chemists of all time, but he paid a terrible […]
The Unbelievable True Story of America’s Radium Girls
This post was originally published on this siteWhile the men wore lead aprons to protect themselves from the radiation, the women were given nothing. They […]
The Horrifying “Cures” Of Dr. Henry Cotton — America’s Biggest Quack
This post was originally published on this siteDuring his 26-year reign at the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Henry Cotton performed over 645 twisted operations in […]
The Unsolved Tylenol Murders — Why Pills Now Have Tamper-Resistant Packaging
This post was originally published on this siteThe murders convinced the government to make tampering with pill bottles illegal. Wikimedia Commons Tylenol in “caplet” form, […]
From Sheep Intestines To Latex, The History Of Condoms
This post was originally published on this siteThe long history of condoms dates back to cave times, and while latex remains the standard for today’s […]
This Man Claimed To Be 137-Years-Old — Here’s What The Evidence Says
This post was originally published on this siteJohn Smith claimed to be 137, but ever since his death people have been trying to prove him […]
Project MKUltra And The Plot To Defeat The Soviets With Mind Control
This post was originally published on this siteFrom LSD to hypnosis to self-deprivation tanks, the real events of Project MKUltra were wilder than any movie […]
Meet The Man Who Survived An Iron Rod Shooting Through His Skull
This post was originally published on this sitePhineas Gage’s incredible injury still plays a huge part in neurological research today. Wikimedia Commons Phineas Gage after […]