Redditors Share 20 Insanely Creepy Historical Facts That'll Make Your Skin Crawl
History isn't all that flowery, you know.
When you think about history, your mind conjures up black-and-white images of people, wars, famous (or infamous) leaders, and creepy nursery rhymes.
Your mind tells you how the world has improved in terms of convenience and how it has deteriorated in terms of nutrition. It's true; people in the past were healthier than we are now.
I doubt they were happier than we are today, but they were most definitely healthier. Anyway, when you think about history, you probably don't consider mummies as part of the ingredients in some of the things we used to do.
That's right. How many of you know that the color "mummy brown" is allegedly made from the used, mummified remains of executed criminals?
Apparently, artists were so enamored with "mummy brown," which was made from the remains of mummies, that when they couldn't find mummies, they used executed criminals because the demand was extremely high!
It's creepy and frightening at the same time. Schools would never discuss the dark side of history, either because they don't want to scare students or because they question the point of it all.
Sure, kids don't need to know every little dark secret that lurked in the past, but that doesn't stop them from learning when they become adults. With that said, here are some creepy historical facts you were never taught in school.
You're welcome. You may begin the legendary scroll.
First, ewe. This is weird.
u/DaredevilDude36I'm curious now, and I hate it.
u/DaredevilDude36I can't even imagine the bad energy surrounding that place.
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That's a lot of people.
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That probably paved the way for rats and the plague...
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Why am I not surprised?
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To make it weirder, she married her two brothers and her own son.
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I would have genuinely freaked out. This is messed up.
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What in the world?
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Eh. Ewe.
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This is a painful fact.
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Creepy, indeed.
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Thank you for the horrifying visuals.
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This could be a Netflix series on its own.
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Told ya.
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Also, that wasn't the captain's name. Just FYI.
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Some say Little Albert died when he was six, while others claim he died at eighty-seven.
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Oh boy, that didn't end well.
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Oh wow.
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His house is now a museum.
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In Summary...
Creepy, am I right? Can you imagine a person eating and bathing in honey just so it could be consumed as medicine?
What about the Little Albert Experiment? Poor kid; I wonder what he went through mentally and emotionally.
That dude with cans of dead women? That fact, in itself, is a huge Netflix series.
I mean, come on. These facts are downright scary, gross, and disturbing.
It's no wonder they weren't taught in school. You wouldn't want to scar a child by bombarding them with facts even our brains can't digest in a single session.
This proves that history isn't all about black-and-white photos, wars, independence, and innovations. There are dark sides to everything, and the past is no exception.
Also, I'm glad the Mellified Man is no longer a thing.
What's a creepy historical fact you'd like to share? Comment below!
