These Weird Historical Trends Probably Wouldn't Catch On Today

Death Figurines

Before people could fill their days with true crime podcasts and murder mystery shows, Victorian Londoners collected figurines that depicted a brutal killing. These ceramic tchotchkes had some of the famous deaths of the era brightly painted and displayed on the shelf. Some decoration ideas are better left in the past...

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