By David Morton Medieval medicine: from hot irons for hemorrhoids to bloodletting for almost any ailment; meet ten of the most horrible treatments of middle age’s medicine, presented by our guest author David Morton. 1Surgery: Crude, blunt and horribly painful Surgery in the Middle Ages was crude and blunt and … PAINFUL!Surgeons had a very …
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Exrtreme body mods: from Eyeball Tattoos to 3D-art implants, eight body modifications to blow your mind. Being unique takes some pain. 1Eyeball Tattoo Talk about an extreme body mod. Corneal tattooing is not only possible, but it has been known and done now for over 2,000 years — it became almost commonplace in the late …
It’s funny because it’s true. Some seriously funny sports pics.
1Midget Throwing Contest The Midget Throwing, or Dwarf Tossing, originated in Australia in the 1980’s. A bar attraction in which dwarves wearing special padded clothing or Velcro costumes are thrown onto mattresses or at Velcro-coated walls, participants of the contest compete to throw the dwarf the farthest. Dwarf tossing is widely considered to be offensive …
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By David Morton The Middle Ages were not a nice period to live in by our cushy modern standards. Most people were poor, they suffered from disease, and their freedom was owned by wealthy landowners. And if you committed a crime and could not afford to pay a fine, your hand might have been chopped …
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Olympic fever Animal weird hairstyles One Shitty Haircut Flower Power Big Lebowski The Yin-Yang by gabemac The Dude Disco ball Spiderman Made of Condoms Emo Believe in… colorful hair
Dragon (by Rob Graham) Love is in the air (by jrkells&bcrasmussen) Baby lion God’s Hand (by Sue Beatrice) Starfish (by Ian Loxley) Crucifix (by Russell Hill) Bunny Feather (by Jerry Lowell) Fish (by Gavin Tobin) Great Hound (by Terry Linsell) Duck (by Ali Murphy) Eagle (by Silvia Bonato)
This shot shows a lightning bolt striking an airplane taking off at Osaka’s airport, then hitting the ground. Lightning is not dangerous for airliners, as the electricity flows around their aluminum skin. Lightning strike on Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas. (photo by joe holmes) (photo by darkmatter) (photo by ramdac) (photo by Kane Quinnell) (photo …