The Bizarre and Dangerous Beauty Trends of Ancient Times

Microphoning

Uh... For some reason in the 1940s, people thought that attaching microphones to one's head would make someone's face more youthful and muscular. Yeah, we don't know how to explain this one either. 

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The More You Know

  • The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
  • Grasshopper Mice have evolved to turn scorpion venom into a pain-killer. They now prey on scorpions.
  • The tongue is the only muscle in the body attached from one end.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
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