Did you read Not Fun Facts About Asylums Throughout History: Part One? Because this is part two. Some patients were chained. Before reforms in psychiatric care, chaining and physical confinement were documented practices in institutions in Europe and elsewhere. The “mad” could be displayed publicly. In some historical settings, people with mental illnesses were treated …
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Do you think you know these not fun facts about asylums? There are such crazy stories about the mental health field. “Treatment” could involve spinning patients around. Some doctors believed rapidly rotating a person in a chair could reset the brain and cure mental illness. Ice baths were used as psychiatric treatment. Patients might be …
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The loss of human life is a tragedy, but it does make for a good story. Some of the most popular tales ever written are absolutely littered with cruel and unusual deaths. However, you don’t need to go into the realm of fantasy to find bizarre ways to die. Some people die in just such …
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A small, good-natured prank between friends usually does no harm – in fact, it can build friendships. But once you start involving complete strangers, there’s a real chance you go too far. This young Polish man, though, went even further beyond that point. A 23-year-old pizza prankster from Poland is facing several years in prison. …
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This is not your potato chips and chocolate kind of list, at least not just potato chips and chocolate. Do you think you know all the craziest chocolate combinations from this list? Chocolate + blue cheese + honey — Funky, salty, sweet, creamy, and ridiculously intense. Chocolate + potato chips + pickle juice — Salty …
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What do you think of these wild ways to reset? Do you think you might try any of them out? Going completely off-grid — Some people are taking “disconnecting” to an extreme by disappearing into cabins, remote campsites, or rural properties with little or no internet access. For a few days, their biggest concern is …
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These wild brain things can actually happen and that makes them even more wild. Do you think you know what they are? The Belief That You’re Already Dead: Cotard’s Delusion Some people with Cotard’s delusion genuinely believe they have died. They may insist that their organs are missing, their body has stopped functioning, or that …
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Do you know these wild stories of women killing? Or maybe you have a story to add that isn’t on the list? A family mystery In 1892, Andrew and Abby Borden were found brutally murdered in their Massachusetts home. Lizzie, Andrew’s daughter, was accused of killing them with an axe. Prosecutors suggested financial and family …
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These crazy situations trick true reality, if you let it. Can you imagine this happening to you? “That’s Not My Wife” — Capgras Delusion Imagine looking directly at your spouse and knowing they look exactly like your spouse—but somehow believing they are an impostor. This is Capgras delusion. People can become convinced that someone close …
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Life can get so difficult that it makes you feel like faking your death and running away from it all. Maybe you’re stuck in a horrible relationship, struggling with insurmountable financial problems, or facing another kind of life-changing calamity. That, or you just can’t help getting behind the wheel drunk, like this Chinese man. A …
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