Inside Unit 731, World War II Japan’s Sickening Human Experiments Program
This post was originally published on this siteSix of the most disturbing “experiments” conducted by Unit 731, some of history’s worst war criminals to ever […]
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The Forgotten Kennedy Sibling Who Was Lobotomized So That JFK Could Succeed
This post was originally published on this siteFor years, Rosemary Kennedy’s story was kept secret after her lobotomy was botched leaving unable to walk or […]
Why People In China Used To Eat Human Corpses Dipped In Honey
This post was originally published on this siteSure, they were cannibals, but at least they covered their human-food in sugar first. Wikimedia CommonsArtist depiction of […]
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 […]
5 Creepy Remedies From The Nightmarish Annals Of Medical History
This post was originally published on this siteFrom the sun ray to the skin tube, these haunting vintage medical treatments actually inspired techniques still in […]
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 […]
The 6 Most Evil Human Experiments Perpetrated By The U.S. Government
This post was originally published on this site Wikimedia Commons Science is hard, and good science requires a lot of work to control variables and […]
21 Evil Doctors And Nurses Who Were Also Serial Killers
This post was originally published on this site 1 of 22 Thomas Cream Thomas Neill Cream was a Scottish-Canadian doctor known as the “Lambeth Poisoner.” […]
The Flayed Men Of The Musée Fragonard
This post was originally published on this siteFounded in 1766, the Musée Fragonard houses the works and collections of medical artist and anatomist, Honoré Fragonard. […]
Ouch! The Chainsaw Was Originally Invented To Deliver Babies
This post was originally published on this siteThe original chainsaw was used in a symphysiotomy, the preferred method for quickly removing a child from a […]
When The Seven Dwarfs Of Auschwitz Met The Nazis’ Most Monstrous Doctor
This post was originally published on this site“It is impossible to put into words the intolerable pain that we suffered, which continued for many days […]
How One Reckless Surgeon Killed His Patient — Plus Two Bystanders
This post was originally published on this siteDespite being known as the fastest surgeon of his time, Dr. Robert Liston is famous for performing the […]
5 Dangerous And Illegal Drugs That Doctors Once Prescribed As Miracle Cures
This post was originally published on this siteFrom cocaine to heroin and beyond, here’s what we once considered medicine. Universal History Archive/ Contributor/Getty ImagesCigars de […]