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20 Advertisements That Gave TERRIBLE Advice To People

The British author L.P. Hartley once said, “The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.” If this old adage is true, then when it comes to medicine and health, the past is one underdeveloped nation. The scientific practices of modern medicine only really began at the end...

By Gabe Paoletti Aug 31, 2017

20 Advertisements That Gave TERRIBLE Advice To People

By Gabe Paoletti August 31, 2017

How Three Doctors Invented A Disease To Fool The Nazis And Save Jewish Lives

The little-known story of Syndrome K, which stayed secret for 60 years after the war.

By All That's Interesting Aug 15, 2017

How Three Doctors Invented A Disease To Fool The Nazis And Save Jewish Lives

The little-known story of Syndrome K, which stayed secret for 60 years after the war.

By All That's Interesting August 15, 2017

Elderly Couple Euthanized Together So They Don’t Have To Live Without Each Other

“They gave each other a big kiss and passed away confidently holding hands. According to their own wish."

By All That's Interesting Aug 14, 2017

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Elderly Couple Euthanized Together So They Don’t Have To Live Without Each Other

“They gave each other a big kiss and passed away confidently holding hands. According to their own wish."

By All That's Interesting August 14, 2017

Scientists Turn A Spinach Leaf Into Beating Heart Tissue (VIDEO)

We always knew spinach was healthy, but this discovery takes "super food" to a whole new level.

By All That's Interesting Jul 31, 2017

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Scientists Turn A Spinach Leaf Into Beating Heart Tissue (VIDEO)

We always knew spinach was healthy, but this discovery takes "super food" to a whole new level.

By All That's Interesting July 31, 2017

How The Conjoined McCoy Twins Beat The “Freak Show” System That Had Exploited Them

Born into slavery and then sold into the circus, Millie and Christine McKoy ultimately took back their own destiny.

By Krissy Howard Jul 27, 2017

How The Conjoined McCoy Twins Beat The “Freak Show” System That Had Exploited Them

Born into slavery and then sold into the circus, Millie and Christine McKoy ultimately took back their own destiny.

By Krissy Howard July 27, 2017

Famed 19th Century British Doctor James Barry Kept A Lifelong Secret That LGBT Activists Are Now Celebrating

The acclaimed surgeon concealed his biological identity from his colleagues as long as he lived.

By Kara Goldfarb Jul 25, 2017

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Famed 19th Century British Doctor James Barry Kept A Lifelong Secret That LGBT Activists Are Now Celebrating

The acclaimed surgeon concealed his biological identity from his colleagues as long as he lived.

By Kara Goldfarb July 25, 2017

30 Photos That Changed How We Thought About The AIDS Epidemic

In the 1980s, the AIDS epidemic reached a fever pitch, but these photographs helped change the way the world saw the disease.

By Mark Oliver Jul 20, 2017

30 Photos That Changed How We Thought About The AIDS Epidemic

In the 1980s, the AIDS epidemic reached a fever pitch, but these photographs helped change the way the world saw the disease.

By Mark Oliver July 20, 2017

Baby Twins Conjoined At The Head Survive One Of The World’s Most Difficult Surgeries

The Delaney sisters are craniopagus twins — a condition that occurs once every 2.5 million births. They've now been separated.

By All That's Interesting Jun 15, 2017

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Baby Twins Conjoined At The Head Survive One Of The World’s Most Difficult Surgeries

The Delaney sisters are craniopagus twins — a condition that occurs once every 2.5 million births. They've now been separated.

By All That's Interesting June 15, 2017

Haunting Photos From One Of The Most Horrific Looking Human Experiments Ever Conducted

Whether you know it or not, you have given plenty of Duchenne smiles throughout your life. They are, after all, the most joyous and genuine kind of smile. What sets the Duchenne smile apart from the other kinds is not in the mouth, but instead in the eyes. While a...

By John Kuroski Jun 1, 2017