History is actually weird asf... a FAT thread

1. The boob washer.
It was used to promote and maintain perfect upright breasts using water pressure and cold water

2. 110-year-old condoms made from the swim bladders of fish.
Our ancestors were wrapping it up by any means necessary.
What's your excuse for not wrapping up?

3. To study facial muscles, Neurologist Duchenne de Boulogne electrocuted a man’s face in 1862.
Medical ethics have come A LONG way since then.

4. A beach official in 1920 measuring bathing suits to make sure they weren't too short. Moving like secondary schools

5. The remains of a female ‘vampire’ from 16th-century Venice was buried with a brick in her mouth to prevent her from feasting on plague victims.
She was discovered by Archaeologists in Bulgaria with iron rods pierced through her chest to keep her from turning into the undead.

6. In the 1950s, there used to be ice-cold whisky dispensers, sometimes found in offices. A lot of you would want these to get you through work rn

7. In the late 19th century, it was believed that masturbation caused insanity.
Therefore this device was created to prevent men from indulging in such insane behaviour. Maybe they need to bring these back but with bigger sizes because why it so small

8. In 1957, in a British hospital, you could buy cigarettes from your bed. These lot were killing you IN A HOSPITAL... no logic just vibes

9. Alice E. Doherty was born in 1887 with a rare genetic mutation called “hypertrichosis”, or “werewolf syndrome”, which causes excessive body hair.
She is the only known person with the condition born in the United States.

10. The Snake Corset.
In 1900, Edith La Sylphe invented the “Sylphide”corset, making the very unhealthy ‘snake silhouette’.
I feel like this shit will make its way back to 2020...

11. Shrek is inspired by a real person, Maurice Tillet, a professional wrestler.
DreamWorks Studios really petty for this one

12. In homes with usually only one room, the box-bed allowed some privacy and helped keep people warm during winter.
It was the main furniture of rural houses in Brittany until the 20th century. Looks abit cosy ngl

13. Olive Oatman was the first known tattooed White woman in the US.
At 13, her family was ambushed by a Native American tribe who killed all but Olive, her sister (who later died of starvation) & brother (who escaped).
She was sold as a slave & tattooed & was rescued 5 yrs later

14. A penniless mother hides her face in shame after putting her children up for sale in Chicago, 1948. Selling kids uno... she musta been in the worst of situations

15. Two winners of a beauty pageant in 1922,
back when the standards of beauty were SOOOO MUCH DIFFERENT...

16. The human frog baby.
In 1947, these photos was taken shortly after the baby was born.
The Hollywood doctor that delivered this baby called on photographer Tep Wright to take some quick photos of the baby, both standing upright and seated.
The poor baby died moments later.

17. Here are the listed reasons to be admitted in the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in the 19th century. A lot of people would be in there rn

18. The woman with two vaginas.
This was Blanche Dumas in 1885. She had double genitalia, bowel and bladder.
To the right of her middle leg was an extra limb.
For extra cash, promoters maximised its appeal by adding artificial nipples & advertising it as a pair of extra breasts.

19. Explorers who found Tom & Hattie in 1911 thought they were kangaroos.
They referred to them as being "sharp-toothed cannibals" belonging to a "distinct race hitherto unknown to civilisation.”
However, they were simply severely mentally disabled siblings from Circleville, Ohio

20. The 16th century male chastity belt.
It was usually worn to prevent masturbation before marriage. Should we bring these back yes or no

21. The hip-slimming machine.
In 1929, the pneumatic hip-shaper was invented by Dr. Flaxlander in Berlin to make women more desirable to men. We are fucking mad... but also geniuses

22. Arthritis patient being treated with stretching device in 1928.
Resembles capital punishment! And also VERY STUPID I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING

23. In 1876 France, Blanche Monnier was kept captive in the attic by her mother & brother FOR 25 YEARS, for refusing to stop seeing her boyfriend who wasn't wealthy enough.
She was forced to live amidst pests, rats, human excrement & filth.
Come on man, love is love

24. In 1925, Hugo Gernsback invented the Isolator.
It was a sealed helmet worn to help the wearer focus on reading and writing, rendering the person deaf.
The helmet also had a supply of oxygen,
and just one line of text could be seen at a time through a horizontal slit.
I NEED.

25. A full-faced swimming mask that was to help protect women's skin from the sun in the 1920s. She looks like a cartoon

26. Known as the Detmold child, this 8-to-10-month-old baby died in Peru around 4480 BC – more than 3000 years before the birth of Tutankhamun.
According to recent X-rays, the child was born with a malformed heart.

27. Cavewomen dildos.
Women been doing onlyfans from kwayyy
The 28,000-year-old phallus were found in Germany & are believed to be the oldest 'sex toys' ever found.
Other phallic pleasure aids made from camel dung, stone, leather & wood have also been discovered.

28. A child being punished to have his penis get pecked in a makeshift barrier fence.
In the 1940s, it was quite common for children in farming villages who stole to be punished this way. Mandem imagine this one

29. In 1939 Peru, Lina Medina gave birth.
She is the youngest mother in medical history to give birth at the age of 5 years, 7 months & 17 days.
She started her period at 8 mths & grew breasts from 4.
She’s alive today, aged 87.
The baby's father was never identified..

30. The fossilised Irish giant.
In 1895, this giant was discovered during a mining operation in Antrim, Ireland.
He was 12 feet 2 inches tall.
He also had six toes on his right foot and two thumbs on his right hand.

31. Victorian post mortem photography.
For a lot of families, it was their only opportunity to have a memento of their loved one after they died, as photography was expensive at the time.
It was mostly of children & babies due to the high death rate among this group at the time.

32. Erotic Ancient Roman coins.
These coins were used as tokens for entrance into Roman brothels.
According to Suetonius, carrying a coin with the emperor's image into a latrine or brothel could be classed as treason.
Hence, these were the only coins used in brothels. Smart idea!

33. Three in a casket: Emil, Mary, & baby Anna Keller.
In 1894, Mary Keller shot her husband and child, then committed suicide in New York.
Mary was suffering from mental illness and her husband was very devoted to her till the end.
A sad story with a beautiful picture. Bless him

34. Alligator bait.
This was the practice of using little black children as bait to catch alligators.
It was practiced by white men during slave times in Florida and Louisiana and other parts of the American South.
From the 1860s to the 1960s, “alligator bait” was a racial slur.

35. The Doctor who hanged himself for Science.
During the first decade of the 20th century, professor Nicolae Minovici undertook a study of death by hanging.
Inspired by his research, he decided to find out, first-hand, what it would feel like to die in this way. Eediyat.

36. In 1930, Dr Carl Tanzler fell in love with Elena Hoyos.
Elena died a year later
Carl dug up her corpse after her burial.
He attached the rotting body together with wire, wax & plaster
For 7 yrs, Carl had sex with her corpse, using a strategically placed tube. DOWN BAD.

37. First morning after Sweden changed from driving on the left side to driving on the right, in 1967. THEY AIN’T KNOW WHAT THEY WAS DOING

38. Victorian-era ivory sex toys.
They were also known as 'Ladies’ companion’ and were used by elite members of society in the Victorian era.
These toys were carved from elephant tusks and contained a receptacle in which one could keep a lock of their husband/lover's hair.

39. When two men died of malaria in Papua, New Guinea during World War II,
their skulls were used for the advertisement of an anti-malaria drug called Atabrine.

40. In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, baby cages were invented.
Babies were suspended in these wire cages attached to the outside of a high tenement block window.
This ensured that children got enough sunlight and fresh air when living in an apartment building. So dumb.