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When Cigarettes Were For Kids

The narrator of Horatio Alger’s rags-to-riches post-Civil War American classic, Ragged Dick (1868), offered perhaps the best, most sympathetic description of a contemporary epidemic almost unthinkable in the 21st century: childhood addiction to cigarettes. “Men are frequently injured by smoking, and boys always,” Alger wrote, specifically referring to the “newsboys...

By Kellen Perry Feb 1, 2017

When Cigarettes Were For Kids

The narrator of Horatio Alger’s rags-to-riches post-Civil War American classic, Ragged Dick (1868), offered perhaps the best, most sympathetic description of a contemporary epidemic almost unthinkable in the 21st century: childhood addiction to cigarettes. “Men are frequently injured by smoking, and boys always,” Alger wrote, specifically referring to the “newsboys...

By Kellen Perry February 1, 2017
Trainspotting 1
Trainspotting 1

The Trainspotting Generation: Ready For A Sequel?

The 1996 film brought the late 20th century heroin epidemic to popular audiences. Here's what that epidemic looked like — and how it compares to the crisis today.

By All That's Interesting Jan 29, 2017

The Trainspotting Generation: Ready For A Sequel?

The 1996 film brought the late 20th century heroin epidemic to popular audiences. Here's what that epidemic looked like — and how it compares to the crisis today.

By All That's Interesting January 29, 2017
Hangover
Hangover

History of Hangover Cures: Bizarre Solutions to a Universal Problem

People have been getting sloshed, pissed, wasted, hammered, and bumpsy (as they would say in 1611) ever since an unknown genius discovered fermentation in ancient times. And with these millennia of drunken nights inevitably came millions of seriously brutal mornings. With that in mind, here are some of the craziest...

By All That's Interesting Jan 26, 2017

History of Hangover Cures: Bizarre Solutions to a Universal Problem

People have been getting sloshed, pissed, wasted, hammered, and bumpsy (as they would say in 1611) ever since an unknown genius discovered fermentation in ancient times. And with these millennia of drunken nights inevitably came millions of seriously brutal mornings. With that in mind, here are some of the craziest...

By All That's Interesting January 26, 2017
Mummy Child
Mummy Child

Unearthed Mummy Child Upends Scientists’ Beliefs About Smallpox

Smallpox has had a devastating history, from ancient Egypt to its worldwide eradication about 35 years ago, but a mummified child recently found in a Lithuanian crypt is rewriting the virus’ storied past. Teeming with the remains of the virus, the mummified child had been between the ages of two...

By All That's Interesting Dec 13, 2016
Science News

Unearthed Mummy Child Upends Scientists’ Beliefs About Smallpox

Smallpox has had a devastating history, from ancient Egypt to its worldwide eradication about 35 years ago, but a mummified child recently found in a Lithuanian crypt is rewriting the virus’ storied past. Teeming with the remains of the virus, the mummified child had been between the ages of two...

By All That's Interesting December 13, 2016
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