cannibalism is understood not to be a big thing ... However, this did not always the case.
For years, Europeans have participated in cannibalism, until the late 18th century, actually. They are not cannibals that we think of them today, actively eat the flesh of living or newly deceased people, though. Instead, they used parts from the dead to create medical cures.
You see, during the 16th and 17th centuries, medical science was quite primitive. The prevailing thought on remedies for various diseases was "like treats like." For example, the mass of the skull pieces will cure a headache.
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specifically, the Europeans time to mixed bits and pieces of ancient Egyptian mummies medical remedies that were thought cure everything from a simple headache to more serious conditions such as seizures.
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famously, King Charles II of England was known for his personal panacea called & ldquo; the King & rsquo; s .. Drops "It contained the mass of pieces of skull human mixed with alcohol
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Some doctors at the time also believed that drinking blood is a healthier person. Apparently, the thought was the most fresh blood, the healthier it would do you.
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Fortunately for us, that belief in the 'corpse medicine "died along with the excess supply of Egyptian mummies.
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now that the syrup against cough grape does not seem so bad.
(via Smithsonian. Com)
Well, that is gross rather rudely. Seeking all this just makes me very happy that I am alive in 2016.
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