Never-Before-Seen Photos of the Most Chilling Moments in History

Duck Gun

This bizarre-looking weapon is called a punt gun. It was designed for duck-hunting, with the ability to kill as many as 50 birds in a single shot. The punt gun was eventually outlawed because too many ducks were being killed.

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The More You Know

  • Dentures used to be made from the teeth of dead soldiers.
  • Victorians Often Posed With Their Dead Relatives In Photographs
  • Ketchup was known to treat diarrhea and was used as medicine. Even made into pills.
  • Henry VIII knighted all four of his “Grooms of Stool” — the people in charge of wiping his butt for him.
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