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16 Medical Procedures and Devices from the Early 1900s that are Straight Out of a Nightmare
Medical devices from the early part of the 1900s looked like torture devices dreamed up by the devil himself. They were so bizarre looking in some cases, that medieval torture devices looked…
Crime
Here are 10 Unsettling Things You Don’t Know About the Electric Chair and its Victims through History
At the time of writing, 31 American states have the death penalty, and the United States is the only ‘Western’…
American History
Today in History: Benjamin Franklin Dances with Lightning (1752)
Benjamin Franklin was a man who wore many hats, as they say. He was a statesman, a writer, a philanthropist,…
Automotive
A Brave New World: These 19th Century Technologies Transformed the Way People Lived
Today, the world of the 19th Century seems like a completely foreign place. Images from the period make life look so…