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A Trippy History Of Peyote — The Mysterious Navajo Hallucinogen

Peyote has been used for years by Native American Church members, but for the rest of the world, it's a Class 1 substance and illegal to use.

By Katie Serena May 3, 2018

A Trippy History Of Peyote — The Mysterious Navajo Hallucinogen

Peyote has been used for years by Native American Church members, but for the rest of the world, it's a Class 1 substance and illegal to use.

By Katie Serena May 3, 2018

Woman “Eaten Alive” By Mites As Nursing Home Staff Let It Happen

A lawsuit claims that the nursing home knew of the woman's affliction, and did nothing to stop it.

By Katie Serena Apr 26, 2018

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Woman “Eaten Alive” By Mites As Nursing Home Staff Let It Happen

A lawsuit claims that the nursing home knew of the woman's affliction, and did nothing to stop it.

By Katie Serena April 26, 2018

Meet Braco — The “Healer” Who Makes People Feel Better By Staring At Them

Braco doesn't claim to have supernatural powers, but it's heavily implied that if you pay eight dollars for him to stare at you, cosmically wonderful things might happen. Will they? Read on and decide for yourself.

By Kara Goldfarb Apr 13, 2018

Meet Braco — The “Healer” Who Makes People Feel Better By Staring At Them

By Kara Goldfarb April 13, 2018

Woman Dies After Accidentally Being Embalmed Alive

The doctors' mix up with a saline drip and a formaldehyde drip after surgery caused a young woman's body to erode from inside.

By Kara Goldfarb Apr 9, 2018

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Woman Dies After Accidentally Being Embalmed Alive

The doctors' mix up with a saline drip and a formaldehyde drip after surgery caused a young woman's body to erode from inside.

By Kara Goldfarb April 9, 2018

Southerners Actually Thought Slaves Escaping Was A Sign Of Mental Illness

Southern doctors used pseudo-science to explain why slaves tried to escape while ignoring the fact that maybe they just didn't like being slaves.

By Gina Dimuro Apr 4, 2018

Southerners Actually Thought Slaves Escaping Was A Sign Of Mental Illness

Southern doctors used pseudo-science to explain why slaves tried to escape while ignoring the fact that maybe they just didn't like being slaves.

By Gina Dimuro April 4, 2018

Speedball: The Deadly Drug Cocktail That’s Claimed Too Many Lives

Speedballs have claimed the lives of several of your favorite celebrities, but its popularity doesn't seem to be declining.

By Katie Serena Apr 3, 2018

Speedball: The Deadly Drug Cocktail That’s Claimed Too Many Lives

Speedballs have claimed the lives of several of your favorite celebrities, but its popularity doesn't seem to be declining.

By Katie Serena April 3, 2018

Dr. Theodor Morell And The Untold Truth About Hitler’s Drug Habit

Dr. Theodor Morell turned Hitler into a full-fledged drug addict, prescribing him everything from opioids to bull prostate.

By Daniel Rennie Apr 2, 2018

Dr. Theodor Morell And The Untold Truth About Hitler’s Drug Habit

Dr. Theodor Morell turned Hitler into a full-fledged drug addict, prescribing him everything from opioids to bull prostate.

By Daniel Rennie April 2, 2018

“Tree Man” Syndrome Turns People Into Living, Breathing Pieces Of Bark

Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis is an extremely rare disease with an extremely bizarre symptom: the development of bark-like growths from the hands and feet.

By Kara Goldfarb Mar 22, 2018

“Tree Man” Syndrome Turns People Into Living, Breathing Pieces Of Bark

Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis is an extremely rare disease with an extremely bizarre symptom: the development of bark-like growths from the hands and feet.

By Kara Goldfarb March 22, 2018