Luscious lashes are not a new trend! Lases have been the center of trends for hundreds of years. Come with us on this journey of the terrible history of eyelashes!

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Sources:
https://www.racked.com/2015/10/7/9457395/a-history-of-false-eyelashes





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For the Love of Ghosts! This Valentine's special we interviewed a husband and wife team of paranormal investigators. Make sure to check out their Facebook Page, Departed Souls Paranormal!

https://www.facebook.com/departedsoulsparanormalky/

Instagram @Departedsoulsparanormalky

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Additional Sources:

https://www.rohsoperahouse.com/parenormal

https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/671

http://poasttownschool.com/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fringeparanormal.wordpress.com/2020/10/08/the-sad-but-true-history-of-the-mel-meter/amp/

https://www.therealwaverlyhills.com/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Seminary


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From Ancient physicians all the way until Sigmund Freud debunked it, men blamed woman's womb for all her maladies! They said the worst thing to happen to a woman was for her womb to wander. Come learn about the wandering womb!

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Sources:

www.wired.com/2014/05/fantastically-wrong-wandering-womb/amp


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Ever wonder where the saying I'm no blowing smoke up your ass came from? You may regret wondering after listening to this episode!


Sources:

https://medium.com/counterarts/the-brief-and-bizarre-history-of-tobacco-smoke-enemas-b42895f386ba

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A hotel that has such a dark history it's been knicknamed "The Suicide", "The Murder Hotel" and "The Most Haunted Hotel in LA". It housed two serial killers and inspired a season of American Horror Story. Learn about the tragic history of The Hotel Cecil!


Sources:

American Hotel Story: History, Hauntings and Heartbreak in LA's Infamous Hotel Cecil
By: Richard Estep

https://www.google.com/amp/s/authorlyngibson.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/haunted-history-the-cecil-hotel/amp/

https://bizarrela.com/2016/03/cecil-hotel-suicide/

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a35457545/cecil-hotel-american-horror-story/

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In the 17th Century long luscious locks were a sign of nobility! When syphilis and lice cause hair loss and people to shave their heads, wigs became all the rage. Poor hygiene and grotesque products led to many problems for the wig wearer!


https://www.google.com/amp/s/livesandlegaciesblog.org/2015/01/28/perukes-pomade-powder/amp/

https://www.historynet.com/shaved-heads-and-syphilis-a-brief-history-of-wigs.htm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.popsugar.com/beauty/photo-gallery/43932432/image/43932516/Wig-Lard/amp

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The Lady of Dia was the OG Diva. She was entombed with her favorite things, drinks, her favorite foods, and even had her wig on! She wanted her afterlife to match how she lived! Join us and learn about the pickled princess!

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Sources:

https://youtu.be/aN8_MsOQyrg


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Having tiny, dainty feet was such thing of beauty, in China, young girls feet would be bound and deformed at a young age to ensure she would be able to Marry. The methods they used to bind their feet are surely a terrible trend!


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-footbinding-persisted-china-millennium-180953971/

https://openendedsocialstudies.org/2016/06/25/foot-binding-and-the-standard-of-beauty/


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Plague island, Poveglia Island,Venice An exile for the sick, and dying to an asylum that housed the mentally ill. Listen to find out the dark, haunted history of Poveglia!



Sources:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/24658/strange-geographies-happy-haunted-island-poveglia

https://ermakvagus.com/Europe/Italy/poveglia/poveglia.htm

https://www.historywalksvenice.com/2020/01/poveglia-more-than-ghost-stories/

https://mysteriesrunsolved.com/2019/01/poveglia-the-most-haunted-island-earth.html

https://allaboutvenice.com/poveglia/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/poveglia-island/

https://www.historicmysteries.com/poveglia-island-venice-italy/

https://luxeadventuretraveler.com/poveglia-italy/

Haunted Hospitals: Eerie Tales About Hospitals, Sanatoriums, and Other Institutions by Mark Leslie.

True Tales of the Paranormal, Mysterious & Macabre by Cindy Parmiter

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Learn about the extremes Victorian woman went to achieve the consumption chic look!

Sources:

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-horrifying-legacy-of-the-victorian-tapeworm-diet.amp

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/

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