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The striking black makeup famously worn by pharaohs and commoners alike wasn't just for aesthetics; it served as a toxic biological shield. By mixing crushed…
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To achieve the fashionable round-faced look of the 1700s, some beauty obsessives literally wedged plumpers into their mouths, giving themselves a permanently…
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Long before modern climate activism, authorities realized that burning certain types of coal made the air completely unbreathable. Early environmental…
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Because extreme cold isn't dramatic enough, this Antarctic volcano casually grows massive, jagged ice chimneys. Hot volcanic gases vent up to the freezing…
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Leave it to the Pentagon to brainstorm the absolute most unhinged methods of psychological warfare. In 1994, the Wright Laboratory in Ohio requested $7.5…
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First time a piece of paper was accepted as money, it must have felt like a magic trick or a scam. For most of history, value meant metal you could bite,…
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