Every week, join Jessica on a curious dive into the unexpected corners of history, pop culture, and those niche rabbit holes you never knew you needed. From forgotten scandals that shaped the world, to the bizarre origins of everyday trends, to cult classics and cultural quirks, no two episodes are ever the same.
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This week, we’re asking a question humanity has frankly earned:
WHY DID HUMANS THINK THIS WAS MEDICINE?
We’ve got bloodletting. Mercury. Medicinal mummy. And a tobacco treatment involving a pair of bellows and an entrance to the human body that I will allow you to discover for yourselves.
Was there logic behind it? Surprisingly, yes.
Was it good logic?
Well.
People were eating mummies.
Join me for questionable medical decisions, genuinely fascinating history and the comforting knowledge that you were not born in 1780.