Before we understood modern medicine, and really how the body worked, doctors came up with some crazy theories! They really thought that consuming the blood of Gladiators, and the recently deceased, was a cure to disease.. This episode gets crazy!

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The Crescent has a crazy history, starting as a luxury resort in the late 19th century, an all girl conservatory, a fake cancer hospital, then back to a resort that embraces the paranormal activity that surrounds it! Come learn how the Crescent for the title of America’s Most Haunted Hotel!

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https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/1886-crescent-hotel-and-spa/ghost-stories.php

https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/ghostly-happenings-at-the-crescent-hotel/

https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/unexplained-happenings-at-americas-most-haunted-hotel/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charlatan-ozarks-still-looms-over-haunted-crescent-hotel-180973743/

https://www.news-leader.com/story/life/2016/10/14/relive-haunted-history-ghostly-grounds-crescent-hotel/91865592/

https://www.thetravel.com/most-haunted-hotel-in-america-the-crescent/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-1886-crescent-hotel-and-spa-eureka-springs-arkansas



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We can almost guarantee that this part of history was left out of all textbooks!! Why is Napoleon represented as such a little man when he was of average height for his time? Could there be more to the story? Did you know his nickname was Little Corporal? That should give you a clue to why he is referred to as small!

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The Father Killer is probably not what you are expecting! Lets just say that women aren’t the only ones who would die for fashion! This trend is the definition of fashion is not about comfort, and apparently it doesn't matter how stinky you get as long as you look good!

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https://medium.com/the-illusion-of-choice/even-menswear-can-be-dangerous-those-edwardian-collars-969a102144af

https://magazine.brooksbrothers.com/detachable-collars/

https://www.sandburg.org/SandburgsHometown/SandburgsHometown_CelluloidCollars.html

https://whatculture.com/offbeat/9-deadly-fashion-trends-that-actually-killed-people?page=8

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150624-when-fashion-kills

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-history-of-mens-shirt-collars-is-all-about-social-class-and-avoiding-laundry



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Just imagine the most disgusting non deadly thing that could happen to you and this Terrible Trends has got it! Just imagine you have it and the only cure is to be touched by the king. Thousands of people would line up waiting to be cured, while puss ran down their neck! That was medicine in the dark ages friends and it wasn’t pretty!


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Quackery: A brief history of the worst ways to cure everything by Lydia Kand MD and Nate Pederson

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Eastern State Penitentiary was the most modern, expensive building of its time. Its was what other countries wanted to model their prisons after. Built to reform the criminal justice system using solitary confinement and labor to change inmate behavior it turned into a place of horrors! Come learn why it's called one of the most haunted places in the US!


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easternstate.org

ihorror.com/haunted-history-eastern-state-penitentiary/

www.npr.org/2013/10/24/232234570/is-eastern-state-penitentiary-really-haunted

www.legendsofamerica.com/eastern-state-penitentiary-philadelphia/


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We took you on the listening adventure of the history of urine, so you had to know that this one was coming! This episode is full of sh!t! Used to heal, as a weapon, and to make food. You won't want to miss this tantalizing Terrible Trends!











https://www.medicaldaily.com/use-poop-medical-treatments-throughout-history-400497

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8580877/ancient-egyptians-holy-poo-beetles-immortality/

https://www.research.va.gov/currents/winter2015/winter2015-11.cfm

www.sciencefocus.com/science/waste-not-want-not-8-surprising-uses-for-your-poo/amp/

www.vice.com/amp/en/article/vdx4ad/brown-death-a-history-of-poop-as-a-weapon-111

https://www.livescience.com/64502-unexpected-uses-pee-and-poop/2.html

https://www.ranker.com/list/innovative-uses-of-human-waste-in-history/melissa-sartore
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Poe is known for his Dark tales and poetry. His death is like something of one of his stories! Come solve the mystery of the death of Edgar Allen Poe!

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https://www.biography.com/writer/edgar-allan-poe

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/still-mysterious-death-edgar-allan-poe-180952936/

Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses by Bess Lovejoy

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Apes got Nards...and testes got that magic juice! Do you want to live to be 104? We have the answer for you! Come listen to this truly terrible trend!


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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-true-story-of-dr-voronoffs-plan-to-use-monkey-testicles-to-make-us-immortal


Quackery: A brief history of the worst ways to cure everything by Lydia Kang and Nate Pederson


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New Orleans is full of ghost stories. But one of the most famous and horrific come from The LaLaurie Mansion located in the French Quarter. Join us as we dive into the horrible history the house holds.

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Haunted New Orleans: History & Hauntings of the Crescent City - by Troy Taylor

Mad Madame Lalaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed
Book by Lorelei Shannon and Victoria Cosner Love
(This book at times victimizes her which I don't feel is appropriate but I did use information from it)

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/lalaurie-mansion/

https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/lalaurie-mansion/

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