10 HISTORICAL UNSETTLING FACTS

TOP 10 UNSETTLING HISTORICAL FACTS

There have been a lot of horrifying, obviously cruel, and creepy things that have occurred throughout history. Most of the time, we learn about these events in history class, but what about everything else? Today, we're going back through the history books to look at some of the most disturbing incidents ever. Be sure to leave comments if you can think of any other wild historical facts. Starting off at number 10

NUMBER 10: VAMPIRE KILLINGS

The alleged vampire killings from the 1800s Now spoiler alert here, they weren't actually vampires well I guess I'm not sure but I'm going to go out on a limb and say they weren't anyways back in the 1800s people in New England believed that cadavers were emerging from their graves at night and preying on the living so to solve this problem they began exhuming the cadavers now some kept it simple and just turned the cadavers face down, but others jump to

more extreme methods like ripping the

bones apart and rearranging them or

burning the deceased person's heart and

inhaling the smoke cured tuberculosis, While it was incredibly unsettling, some towns were so into the ritual that they would even hold festivals during the process and celebrate the examination and subsequent destruction of the corpses all together so while it was extremely unsettling they did truly believe they were vampires haunting them in the night so I guess it gave them some peace of mind. However, I can only imagine it made matters much worse for them,

NUMBER 9: DENTURES

Well, dentures today As you can imagine, people were still losing teeth at an even higher rate because of the high sugar diet, attempts at teeth whitening that were actually just wearing away their enamel instead of brightening it, and the general lack of hygiene knowledge, so Dentures were still needed and wanted by many. But what was their material of choice during the 18th and 19th centuries? Of course, those materials weren't readily available, However, I think we can all agree that none of those sound like particularly hygienic options given that professional doctors at the time weren't sterilizing instruments and some didn't even believe in disinfecting before surgery. Other materials were occasionally the teeth of animals or wood.

NUMBER 8: STAINED GLASS

If you walk into any old church, you'll notice the walls are decorated with lovely stained glass, but what might surprise you is that in some of the particularly older pieces, there is a strange ingredient that helps it all come together. In 1112, a German monk detailed the process of creating the beautifully colored glass, and as he described it, it starts off innocently enough by adding sand and potash at a high temperature until it becomes molten from there, they'd add a stabilizer. But after the glass was shaped and cooled, tiny details were added by paint, which was typically made from lead or copper and suspended in urine. As a result, some of those old stained-glass windows were actually painted with pee, which, to be honest, kind of makes me giggle, but is definitely an odd ingredient to think about being in paint.

NUMBER 7: LEATHER BOUND BOOKS

Nowadays, it's uncommon to even find real leather on anything, but in the past, people known as anthropodermic bibliopegy used human skin rather than animal heads to cover books. While there are only 18 confirmed books of its kind left in existence, we have no idea how many there might have been all those years ago, I mean, it kind of gives me the willies to think about it, and I'm just glad we've moved on to a different material to bind our books today. Supposedly, the books were typically made from executed convicts, and during the French Revolution, there were rumors that a tannery for human skin was established outside of Paris.

NUMBER 6: MINI DEAN (MULAMINA DEAN).

In 1880, Minnie, as she was known, worked as a nanny in New Zealand and was well-known in her community. However, there was something strange about the woman, and soon she developed a dark spot on her reputation and career. In 1889, one of the young people in her care died suddenly and without warning. At first, this was thought to be a freak accident. However, two years later, when two miners died while in her care, police opened an investigation. By 1895, the investigation into her crimes had continued, and she was spotted attempting to flee on a train with another victim in her arms. When police searched her house, they discovered three more covered up victims, and she was ultimately found guilty for all of her crimes. it was determined that the two miners were under Minnie's care as she was trying to take out life insurance on them.

NUMBER 5: RADIATION TEST SUBJECT

Hisachi Uchi, a power plant technician in 1999, rose to fame for having been exposed to the highest level of radiation ever recorded while working at the Tokaimura nuclear power plant due to a lack of safety procedures, improper training methods, and just a general need to meet deadlines. Uchi and his coworkers made a tragic blunder when they accidentally combined the wrong amount of radioactive materials into the wrong tank, which led to an almost lethal blast of gamma rays. Being the closest to the occurrence, Hisashi was severely hurt and sent to the hospital, where it was revealed he had run out of white blood cells, meaning he had no immune system. Despite being in excruciating pain and in a rapidly deteriorating condition, doctors kept Uchi alive at the family's request for 83 days. During that time, they used him as a test subject for an experimental radiation treatment; in their defense, this was done at the family's request. Nevertheless, he had several cardiac arrests, lost all of his skin, suffered brain damage, and organ failure. Uchi's final words were, "I can't take it anymore. I'm not a guinea pig," which was followed by a cardiac arrest that freed him from his torment.

NUMBER 4: MUMMY

Although there were a few cases in the 18th century, mummies were most commonly used between the 12th and the 17th centuries. If you couldn't tell by the name, it is the grotesque practice of using human remains to treat living people's illnesses. Many of the world's leading doctors at the time thought that ingesting specific remains would activate the mummy's healing powers and could treat various ailments. In fact, it was so popular at one point that it's thought the reason there are so few mummies today is because of the high demand of Flesh at the time, Like coagulated blood, pain, coughs, inflammation, cramps, and even healing open wounds. However, they didn't just sit around eating the carcass directly; instead, they would either grind the bones into a powder and drink it from there or drink an extracted liquid from the embalmed individual.

NUMBER 3: JAMES JAMISON

James Jamison, one of the Jameson Whiskey family's wealthy heirs Before embarking on this expedition, Jameson learned that the region he was visiting was known to have a population that participated in the eating of other humans. Jameson considered himself to be somewhat of an adventurer and frequently traveled to distant lands, detailing the trips in his diary. In 1888, Jameson decided to head out to explore the Congo. While there, he wrote about and demanded some gruesome things from the locals. According to Assad , his translator for the trip, Jameson set out to see it for himself. I mean, why was that his dream? But I digress. What's even grosser is that. According to Assad, Jameson bought a girl from a crater of slaves for a few handkerchiefs and gave her over to the tribe to allegedly he didn't pay the tribe directly but in a roundabout way, he did sort of pay to have this girl.

NUMBER 2: CAMBODIA BARBIES

Cambodia Barbies

The Khmer Rouge was an extreme Communist regime in Cambodia that ruled from 1975 to 1979. You may have learned about them in history class, but if they don't immediately come to mind, they were a regime that was ruled by severe communism. Nearly 2 million people died as a result of their brutal rule, and they were notorious for committing some of the most horrifying acts of genocide in history. Moreover, under their radical rule, the entire nation was cut off from all foreign influences, which included closing down factories, schools, and hospitals. Banks believe that by financing overseas agribusiness, they will be able to. People in the country were unable to forage for food despite the fact that everyone was starving, and anyone who disobeyed the orders was killed. Apparently, as the people grew more and more desperate, they started to turn to folk magic, turning Barbie dolls into smoking Tal talismans for luck. Thankfully, since the country's dissolution in 1999, all the leaders have been removed.

AND LASTLY

NUMBER 1: THE RABBIT WOMAN

The story of how Mary Toft persuaded people it was true was crazy. Apparently Toft was actually pregnant at one point but miscarried, and it may have been this that sent her into her Madness. Mary Toft and in 1726 she became known throughout Surrey England as having been the woman who gave birth to rabbits. I know what you're thinking that isn't possible and you would be right, but still the story of how she convinced people it was real was crazy. Toft started saying she was giving birth to different animal parts, so her neighborhood doctor got interested in the issue. At first, everyone believed her because a rabbit truly did come out of her, and with a doctor supporting her claims, the monarch and his Royal surgeon got involved,

When Mary Toft finally admitted to the hoax and said she had manually inserted the animals inside her to make the delivery as realistic as possible, the king surgeon was skeptical, unlike her little local doctor, and after discovering corn inside the stomach of one of the rabbits and hay in their droppings it proved the animal hadn't developed inside Mary. She was immediately imprisoned for fraud, and the medical community was mocked for being duped.