Posted by in Modern During the Covid-19 pandemic, the company played an unexpected yet vital role in the global vaccine distribution effort, using its expertise in freezing technologies to help store and transport the vaccines.
Posted by in Modern, Object Focus In time, it led to the invention of baby cages—wire contraptions that could be attached to apartment windows, literally suspending babies outside several stories above the ground.
Posted by in Object Focus, Quackery The ‘oil’ he sold contained no actual snake oil; instead, it was a concoction of ineffective ingredients, offering no real health benefits.
Among the many afflictions soldiers grappled with, one particularly notable but less commonly discussed condition was necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG), more widely known as “trench mouth.” This painful and debilitating disease earned its name due to its prevalence among soldiers in the trenches, where poor hygiene and extreme stress took a toll on their oral health.
The life of a pirate was a difficult one. Violence, loneliness, sickness, and exhaustion just came with the territory. Ships did what they could to keep their crews healthy, but the task proved challenging.
Posted by in Modern Millions of people face daily trials due to medical conditions and these trained animals are able to offer assistance and peace of mind otherwise unavailable to them.
The first milk transfusion was done on a 40-year old patient who was given an injection of 12 ounces.
Posted by in Quackery Wouldn’t it really be something though to cure your aches and pains by eating french fries with a side of ketchup?
Posted by in Horror, Individuals, Object Focus He discovered that the legs of dead frogs would twitch and flop about when electricity was applied.
Posted by in Modern To this day, adults and children alike are captivated by the men and their dogs who braved the harsh wilderness in order to deliver hope to one incredibly remote town.
Posted by in Modern, Object Focus Women who underwent the grueling process had experienced an intimate intergenerational bond amongst the women who had lived through the same cultural experience.
Posted by in Horror The Oregon Trail is nicknamed the nation’s longest graveyard because there are thought to be about ten graves per mile.
Posted by in Modern It is estimated that 250,000 weight-loss operations take place each year in the United States.
Posted by in Modern, Object Focus The bone is stretched a small amount each day until the desired height is reached, then the bone is allowed to fuse back together.
Posted by in Individuals, Object Focus, Quackery George Scott was an English businessman who had no formal medical training whatsoever, yet he made a killing off of several “medical” devices he had invented for home use.
Posted by in Modern Some people are simply set on achieving that perfect tan-but at what cost?
Posted by in Individuals, Modern Although argyria is not thought to be fatal, it does have severe cosmetic impacts that can affect a person emotionally and socially.
Posted by in Horror, Modern, Object Focus, Victorians Death masks have the ability to ease death-related anxieties because the people who have already crossed into the eternal unknown look as though they are blissfully slumbering.
Posted by in Quackery The sonar of the dolphin is thought to reach the baby in utero and stimulate enhanced brain activity
The Romans believed that the blood of the young men slain violently in the gladiatorial games had the ability to cure diseases such as epilepsy.
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