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Interest & Intrigue

Interest & Intrigue

Anything that's interesting and a little off the beaten path. It's fun learning weird things about the world!

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Posted byItc518in/interest_intrigue-Jun 13, 2016 at 9:03 AMΔ

The True Story of Medical Books Bound in Human Skin

The True Story of Medical Books Bound in Human Skin - Facts So Romantic - Nautilus

In 1868, on a hot, midsummer day, 28-year-old Mary Lynch was admitted to the Philadelphia Almshouse and Hospital, the city hospital for the poor, better known as "Old Blockley." Lynch had tuberculosis, which was soon to be compounded by the parasitic infection trichinosis. She didn't recover, dying in Ward 27 the following year, weighing just 60 pounds.

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Interest & Intrigue

Interest & Intrigue

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