100 years ago people sat in rotting whale carcasses to cure their ailments[0]. People have actually always taken weird crap for whatever ailed them because we’r

100 years ago people sat in rotting whale carcasses to cure their ailments[0]. People have actually always taken weird crap for whatever ailed them because we’re pretty fragile creatures with many afflictions. I’ll gladly trade dying of simple cuts and strep throat for modern medicine, even if I have to take 7 different pills at once. [0] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/prescription-rheumatism-used-be-sit-inside-rotting-whale-30-hours-180950335/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/prescription-rheum...