A 19th century hat belonging to an itinerant London street dentist, covered with 88 decayed teeth from his former patients
Categories: Curiosities, Museums, Unsettling Things • Tags: curiosities, fashion, history, magic, medicine, teeth
What is the magical connection between Witch Cakes and urinary tract infections?
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Would you dare open this glass bottle, said to contain the spirit of a witch?
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Palmistry, also known as chiromancy, is the art of interpreting lines on the hand to evaluate someone’s character or foretell their future. The history of palm reading is uncertain, but may have originated in India in Hindu astrology, and spread to China, Tibet, Persia, Egypt and Ancient Greece, at least partly through the traditional fortune-telling practices of the Romani people. After falling into disrepute due to its associations with magic and witchcraft during the middle ages, interest in palmistry saw a […]
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