Malignant Vapor
A malignant vapor, weird plagues and punishments, a Polish dwarf, and a perilous journey into the lightless depths of a[…]
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Tag: history
Strange Births and Monsters
For centuries, strange births, often sounding like mythological monsters, were regarded as portents of ill omen. We hear a number[…]
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The Man Who Crucified himself
A self-crucifixion that occurred in 1806 on the island of San Servolo in the Venetian lagoon is the topic of[…]
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