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Jan 28, 2022
The Shocking History Of Baby Cages
Baby airing was an odd parenting trend that happened during the…
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Jan 10, 2022
The Tradition That Requires A Bride’s Aunt To Have Sex With The Groom
Potency and virginity tests as…
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Jan 14, 2022
The Horrific Finger Cutting Tradition
It was a bizarre mourning practice that existed for many years
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Jan 31, 2022
The Sad Tale Of The Castrated Singing Boys
Each boy had to pay the ultimate sacrifice in exchange for…
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Jan 21, 2022
7 Bizarre Beauty Trends That Women Followed During The Victorian Era
These fatal trends turned many…
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Yewande Ade
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Jan 18, 2022
Did People Really Put Their Tears In Bottles During The Victorian Era?
The various attempts to debunk…
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Jan 5, 2022
The Tribesmen Who Spit On Themselves And Drink Blood
They also exchange greetings in the most unusual…
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Jan 23, 2022
The Hairy Lad Who Was Exploited For The Sake Of Entertainment
The life of a showman with the werewolf…
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Jan 13, 2022
The Bizarre Tale Of Women That Married Ghosts
The culture that seduced women into marrying dead men
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February 2022
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