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The text is a transcript of a video that talks about various strange and creepy practices from the past, such as:
- The nuclear fusion experiment in South Korea that achieved temperatures hotter than the sun.
- The surgeon who accidentally killed three people in one operation.
- The attempt to resurrect a dead man with electricity.
- The use of radioactive substances in cosmetics and medicine.
- The post-mortem photography of the Victorians.
- The beauty pageants that focused on eyes or ankles.
- The garden hermits who were hired to live in caves and entertain guests.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. In the 19th century, most medical procedures involved a lot of pain for patients and were extremely painful due to the lack of anesthesia.
2. Surgeons had to work as quickly as possible, often performing operations within 10 minutes.
3. Robert Liston was known as the fastest surgeon in Britain in 1820 and specialized in amputations.
4. Liston's reputation spread beyond London, and he had a mortality rate of one death for every ten operations he performed.
5. In 1751, a law was passed in Scotland requiring the corpses of executed people to be handed over to medical schools for study and experiments.
6. Andrew Ure, a Scottish doctor, attempted to bring a dead person back to life using electricity in 1818.
7. Ure's experiment involved sending high-voltage shocks to the corpse, which caused it to move uncontrollably.
8. The experiment was witnessed by a large crowd, and many spectators fainted when they saw the corpse move.
9. Ure's attempt to bring the dead person back to life was not successful, but his experiment was a precursor to later discoveries about the effects of electricity on the human body.
10. In the early 20th century, doctors prescribed radium as a medicine, which was later found to be highly toxic and even lethal in large doses.
11. A man named Eben Byers took radium medicine for four years, which caused his jaw to disintegrate and eventually led to his death.
12. In the 1930s, a cosmetics company called Thoradia created a line of products containing thorium and radium, which were marketed as having health benefits.
13. The company's founder, Alexis Musali, claimed that his products were based on a formula developed by Dr. Alfred Curie, but this was later found to be a marketing ploy.
14. The use of X-rays for hair removal became popular in the 1920s and continued to be used until the 1970s, despite the risks of radiation exposure.
15. In the United States, women underwent an average of 20 X-ray hair removal treatments, which often caused damage to their skin.
16. In the Victorian era, tuberculosis was romanticized, and its victims were often seen as having a unique beauty.
17. Beauty standards of the time emphasized pale skin, thinness, and a fragile appearance, which were all seen as desirable characteristics.
18. In the mid-19th century, laws were passed in several US cities prohibiting people with disabilities from being seen in public.
19. These laws were in place until the 1970s and were often enforced through fines or imprisonment.
20. In the 18th century, rich estate owners hired people to dress up as hermits and live in their gardens as a form of decoration.
21. These "garden hermits" were often required to wear a conical hat and a long beard and were expected to pose for guests and recite poetry.
22. The practice of hiring garden hermits became popular in England during the 18th century and was seen as a way to add a touch of antiquity to one's garden.