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 […]
Why The Mercy Brown Case Remains One Of History’s Craziest “Vampire” Incidents
This post was originally published on this siteWhen Mercy Brown’s family started dying off one by one, they blamed her — even though she’d been […]
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 […]
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 […]
25 Dramatic Photos Of Combat Medics In Action Throughout History
This post was originally published on this siteThese powerful photos of combat medics from the Civil War to Vietnam show some of history’s greatest unsung […]
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 […]
33 Absurd Phrenology Diagrams From A Century Ago
This post was originally published on this siteThese vintage phrenology diagrams from 1902 claim to reveal which head shapes indicate which personality traits — and […]
Almost 500 Years Later, Scientists Confirm What Killed The Aztecs
This post was originally published on this siteAlmost 500 years after the society crumbled, researchers have finally discovered what killed 15 million people in just […]
How Vladimir Demikhov Actually Made A Two-Headed Dog
This post was originally published on this siteThough it’s hard to believe that Soviet scientist Vladimir Demikhov actually made a two-headed dog, these surreal photos […]
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, […]
He Used Black People As Guinea Pigs For Years – And The Government Paid For It
This post was originally published on this siteThis doctor’s experiments tortured poor cancer patients, and he got away with it. Wikimedia CommonsDr. Joseph Hamilton drinks […]
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 […]
Inside Philadelphia’s Byberry Mental Hospital House Of Horrors
This post was originally published on this siteFor decades, Philadelphia’s Byberry mental hospital neglected and tortured its patients — and got away with it. Charles […]
21 Accidental Inventions That Changed Our World
This post was originally published on this siteForget genius. A happy combination of dumb luck and coincidence was all it took for these accidental inventions […]
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, […]