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

  • There are snakes with two heads, which compete with each other for food.
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
  • There's a "floating rainforest" in the sea.
  • Movie popcorn costs more per ounce than Filet Mignon.
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