Honey - Food

Morbid Curiousities – Mellified Mummy

The ancient art of marinating yourself in honey for the good of mankind, naturally.

Honey has long been celebrated for its preservative powers, jars of the stuff have been found intact in Egyptian tombs, still perfectly edible after three thousand years. But somewhere along the way, certain medieval minds decided that simply eating honey wasn’t ambitious enough. Why not become the honey? Why not dissolve, entirely and posthumously, into a golden elixir of healing? And so, dear reader, the mellified mummy was born.

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Horror - Medical

Mary Toft and the Medical Hoax That Fooled Georgian England

In 1726, an English woman stunned some of the most respected physicians of her time with a series of claims that quickly captivated and divided Georgian society. What followed was a scandalous unraveling of deception, ambition, and exploitation that left both the public and the medical world humiliated.

Grab your cuppa and settle in, lovely readers, because today we’re diving into one of history’s most bizarre medical hoaxes and trust me, you’ll want to hear this one over the garden fence.

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