stackyFACTSCenturies before celebrity vampire facials, Hungarian nobility took extreme skincare into their own hands.
Centuries before celebrity vampire facials, Hungarian nobility took extreme skincare into their own hands. Countess Bathory, one of history's most prolific serial killers, reportedly murdered hundreds of young girls because she firmly believed their virgin blood possessed mystical anti-aging properties. While historians debate the exact body count, her supposed beauty routine proves that the fear of wrinkles has always been deeply psychotic.
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