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16 Terrifying Facts About Mental Asylums in the Early 20th Century

Few institutions in history evoke more horror than the turn of the 20th century “lunatic asylums.” Infamous for involuntary committals and barbaric treatments, which often looked more like torture than medical therapies,…

By Trista · 19 min

American History

10 Horrifying Examples of People Subjected to Lobotomies and their Tragic Results

The operation known as a lobotomy was developed by a Portuguese neurologist, for which he was awarded a Nobel Prize…

Larry Holzwarth · 27 min