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1. The boob washer. It was used to promote and maintain perfect upright breasts using water pressure and cold water.pic.twitter.com/hh9aAQdTzJ
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2. 110-year-old condoms made from the swim bladders of fish. Our ancestors were wrapping it up by any means necessary. What's your excuse?pic.twitter.com/r17MmhT7YD
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3. To study facial muscles, Neurologist Duchenne de Boulogne electrocuted a man’s face in 1862. Medical ethics have come a long way since then.pic.twitter.com/PHl110Yy0a
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4. A beach official in 1920 measuring bathing suits to make sure they weren't too short.pic.twitter.com/fOETlsD99b
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5. The remains of a female ‘vampire’ from 16th-century Venice was buried with a brick in her mouth to prevent her from feasting on plague victims. She was discovered by Archaeologists in Bulgaria with iron rods pierced through her chest to keep her from turning into the undead.pic.twitter.com/uPc06usCtr
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6. In the 1950s, there used to be ice-cold whisky dispensers, sometimes found in offices.pic.twitter.com/mZusZ6QHql
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7. In the late 19th century, it was believed that masturbation caused insanity. Therefore this device was created to prevent men from indulging in such insane behaviour.pic.twitter.com/g5fHCy3G5y
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8. In 1957, in a British hospital, you could buy cigarettes from your bed.pic.twitter.com/p6wU2grL2v
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9. Alice E. Doherty was born in 1887 with a rare genetic mutation called “hypertrichosis”, or “werewolf syndrome”, which causes excessive body hair. She is the only known person with the condition born in the United States.pic.twitter.com/OywuA21NdD
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10. The Snake Corset. In 1900, Edith La Sylphe invented the “Sylphide”corset, making the very unhealthy ‘snake silhouette’. I feel like this shit will make its way back to 2018...
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11. Shrek is inspired by a real person, Maurice Tillet, a professional wrestler. DreamWorks Studios petty for this.pic.twitter.com/1ZMrI5xXzX
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12. In homes with usually only one room, the box-bed allowed some privacy and helped keep people warm during winter. It was the main furniture of rural houses in Brittany until the 20th century.pic.twitter.com/aYPxDoj7lC
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13. Olive Oatman was the first known tattooed White woman in the US. At 13, her family was ambushed by a Native American tribe who killed all but Olive, her sister (who later died of starvation) & brother (who escaped). She was sold as a slave & tattooed & was rescued 5 yrs laterpic.twitter.com/uXahFMMaAM
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14. A penniless mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale in Chicago, 1948.pic.twitter.com/XWXSAjrhun
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15. Two winners of a beauty pageant in 1922, back when the standards of beauty were much different.pic.twitter.com/JBWgdV7jbB
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16. The human frog baby. In 1947, these photos was taken shortly after the baby was born. The Hollywood doctor that delivered this baby called on photographer Tep Wright to take some quick photos of the baby, both standing upright and seated. The poor baby died moments later.pic.twitter.com/MX4nEqMg7Z
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17. Here are the listed reasons to be admitted in the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in the 19th century.pic.twitter.com/Zs33FTHdsP
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18. The woman with two vaginas. This was Blanche Dumas in 1885. She had double genitalia, bowel and bladder. To the right of her middle leg was an extra limb. For extra cash, promoters maximised its appeal by adding artificial nipples & advertising it as a pair of extra breasts.pic.twitter.com/B28tZGRa75
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19. Explorers who found Tom & Hattie in 1911 thought they were kangaroos. They referred to them as being "sharp-toothed cannibals" belonging to a "distinct race hitherto unknown to civilisation.” However, they were simply severely mentally disabled siblings from Circleville, Ohiopic.twitter.com/xbHPrxgV8I
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20. The 16th century male chastity belt. It was usually worn to prevent masturbation before marriage.pic.twitter.com/kIctej8fts
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21. The hip-slimming machine. In 1929, the pneumatic hip-shaper was invented by Dr. Flaxlander in Berlin to make women more desirable to men.pic.twitter.com/kQP0wxpn43
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22. Arthritis patient being treated with stretching device in 1928. Resembles capital punishment!pic.twitter.com/5TyU2yyYpO
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23. In 1876 France, Blanche Monnier was kept captive in the attic by her mother & brother FOR 25 YEARS, for refusing to stop seeing her boyfriend who wasn't wealthy enough. She was forced to live amidst pests, rats, human excrement & filth. Her discovery occurred on May 23, 1901.pic.twitter.com/YgFX3jZeVy
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24. In 1925, Hugo Gernsback invented the Isolator. It was a sealed helmet worn to help the wearer focus on reading and writing, rendering the person deaf. The helmet also had a supply of oxygen, and just one line of text could be seen at a time through a horizontal slit. DEEP AF.pic.twitter.com/vUrEAyXd1n
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25. A full-faced swimming mask that was to help protect women's skin from the sun in the 1920s.pic.twitter.com/nqTv7Kpt1C
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26. Known as the Detmold child, this 8-to-10-month-old baby died in Peru around 4480 BC – more than 3000 years before the birth of Tutankhamun. According to recent X-rays, the child was born with a malformed heart.pic.twitter.com/Pe39UJAuNF
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27. Cavewomen dildos. Ladies have been going solo for thousands of years.
The 28,000-year-old phallus were found in Germany & are believed to be the oldest 'sex toys' ever found.
Other phallic pleasure aids made from camel dung, stone, leather & wood have also been discovered.pic.twitter.com/FjRIeEqA2k
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28. A child being punished to have his pecker get pecked in a makeshift barrier fence. In the 1940s, it was quite common for children in farming villages who stole to be punished this way.pic.twitter.com/YnFnmrsLyM
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29. In 1939 Peru, Lina Medina gave birth. She is the youngest mother in medical history to give birth at the age of 5 years, 7 months & 17 days. She started her period at 8 months & grew breasts from age 4. She is still alive today, aged 84. The baby's father was never identifiedpic.twitter.com/1ysqHgkw8w
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30. The fossilised Irish giant. In 1895, this giant was discovered during a mining operation in Antrim, Ireland. He was 12 feet 2 inches tall. He also had six toes on his right foot and two thumbs on his right hand.pic.twitter.com/bPuDDu8P45
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31. Victorian post mortem photography. For a lot of families, it was their only opportunity to have a memento of their loved one after they died, as photography was expensive at the time. It was mostly of children & babies due to the high death rate among this group at the time.pic.twitter.com/tM1kRWI6Y0
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