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 […]
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How ‘Mad Bomber’ George Metesky Held New York City Hostage
This post was originally published on this site“Mad Bomber” George Metesky may come off like a comic book supervillain, but his mid-century reign of terror […]
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 […]
How the Milgram Experiment Showed That Everyday People Could Commit Monstrous Acts
This post was originally published on this siteStanley Milgram wanted to know how easily morally normal people could be induced to commit heinous crimes under […]
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 […]
Inside The Stanford Prison Experiment That Revealed The Darkest Depths Of Human Psychology
This post was originally published on this siteHow perhaps the most disturbing experiment ever devised turned regular people into monsters. PrisonExp.orgPrisoners with bags forced over […]