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Ancient anatomy was basically guesswork. To cure blindness, they squashed a pig's eye and poured the gooey remains directly into the patient's ear, expecting…
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Resting in peace is difficult when phrenologists want to study your skull. Shortly after the celebrated composer died, two men dug him up purely to steal his…
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Instead of using anything remotely soothing, historical doctors frequently told severely burned patients to simply slap a hot, heavily boiled onion directly…
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Frankenstein author Mary Shelley kept a profoundly dark personal memento locked inside her writing desk. What was it?
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Realizing that blood didn't have to be transfused arm-to-arm on the spot, a pioneering doctor discovered how to safely store plasma in refrigerated units.…
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During the terrifying peak of the Black Death, top medical experts urgently advised citizens to stop doing what?
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