Surely each of you heard stories that seemed completely absurd and did not resemble the truth. But do not rush to call everything a lie, because people are the most amazing creatures in the world and are capable of various unpredictable and absurd actions.
1. In the 19th century, Mrs. Winslow Soothing Syrup for Children was popular in the United States and Great Britain. He was an irreplaceable helper for mothers and nannies, as he relieved children of any pain. And the secret of this miraculous syrup was that it included morphine and ammonia.
2. In the 1950s, tobacco companies advertised cigarettes as a health product.
3. In the Middle Ages, more than 600 thousand people were accused of witchcraft and burned alive. It was impossible to prove your innocence.
4. In the Middle Ages, "hordes" were also practiced, tests with water and fire, through which those accused of crimes had to go through. For example, the accused was thrown into the water with his hands tied - if he drowns, then he is acquitted, since God took his innocent soul to himself, and if he survives, then he is guilty and will be executed.
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5. The Roman emperor Caligula loved his horse Incitatus so much that he made him first a citizen of Rome, and then a senator.
6. Mexican President Lopez de Santa Anna buried his leg, which was amputated due to injury, according to all traditions and with all honors.
7. In Canada in the 16th century, girls drank contraceptives, one of the ingredients of which was beaver testicles.
8. In the US, during the colonial period, women were not given painkillers during childbirth, as they believed that this pain is the punishment of all women for the act of the first woman, Eve.
9. Pope George IX announced that cats are the offspring of the devil and ordered to exterminate them. As a result, the number of rats increased so much that the bubonic plague broke out, due to which more than 100 million people died.
10. In the 19th century, dentures were made from the teeth of dead soldiers.
11. In 1977 in France, a man was last executed on the guillotine.
12. The primitive people of Britain used skulls as cups.
13. All people are afraid of being buried alive. That is why, in 1934, some companies produced safety coffins - a rope was tied to the deceased, connected to a bell at the top.
14. Between 1909 and 1970, Australians removed Aboriginal children from their families and placed them in foster care. Children were forced to forget their true origins.
15. Colombian Pedro Lopez is the most brutal killer in the world. He confessed to killing 300 people, 110 of whom are little girls. The court sentenced him to 20 years, but Pedro was declared insane, after which he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital. After 15 years, he was released for good behavior, his whereabouts are still unknown.