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(1/12) THREAD: THE SADDEST PLACE IN LONDON?In 1887, the artist George F. Watts proposed a tribute of a different sort for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. He believed art could act

(1/6) THREAD: "Cats in War." Pull up a chair and let me tell you about my friend Paul Koudounaris's new book A CAT'S TALE, in which he fascinates readers with

(1/11) THREAD: During the 19th century, many people living in Derbyshire, England meticulously collected and stored their fallen or extracted teeth in jars. When a person died, these teeth were

(1/10) THREADThis is a photo of Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov, who successfully removing his own appendix in 1961. Rogozov knew he was in trouble when he began experiencing intense pain in

(1/17) A thread on DECAPITATION: I once heard a story about a man who attended a friend's execution during the French Revolution. Seconds after the guillotine fell, he retrieved the

(1/11) THREAD: THE SADDEST PLACE IN LONDONIn 1887, the artist George F. Watts proposed a tribute of a different sort for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. He believed art could act

(1/16) It’s #MemorialDay in the USA. In preparation for my next book on the history of plastic surgery, I’m immersing myself in diaries, letters, & literature from #WWI. Today's THREAD

(1/11) Thomas Holmes—the “Father of Modern Embalming”—had an unusual way of advertising his services during the American Civil War. In shop windows, he displayed the preserved bodies of unknown soldiers,

(1/11) SAVE @drjennershouse, which is under threat due to the #COVID19 pandemic! Edward Jenner was an 18thC pioneer of vaccination. Let me tell you about his importance in medical history[Photo