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Bizarre Medical Practices From History

Weird History | February 6, 2026

Modern medicine has seen more development in the past 50 years than in all of human history combined. Many long-practiced medical treatments now seem completely bizarre in retrospect – things like putting animal dung on a wound, drinking urine, carving holes in your skull, or drinking medicinal potions made of […]

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The Worst Year To Be Alive In Every Country

Weird History | January 19, 2025

Humanity has endured pretty terrible things in the last 2,000 years, from wars to natural disasters to virulent plagues. But what was the absolute worst time to live in certain countries? Or to put it another way, what events and natural disasters in history should you be glad every day […]