The Surprisingly Deadly Household Items Of The Victorian Era, The Little-Known Story Of John Lennon's First Wife, And More

Read this week's most popular stories from History Uncovered. [History Uncovered]( [These Household Items From The Victorian Era May Seem Commonplace — But They Were Actually Deadly]( [During the Victorian Era, companies advertised "safe arsenic complexion wafers" that women could nibble on to achieve "a transparent, clear, fresh complexion, free from blotch, blemish, roughness, coarseness, redness, freckles, or pimples."]( [A Metal Detectorist In Denmark Just Unearthed Seven Silver Arm Rings That Date Back To The Viking Age]( [The Overlooked Story Of Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon's Abused And Neglected First Wife]( ["If I had known as a teenager what falling for John Lennon would lead to, I would have turned around right then and walked away."]( [Archaeologists Unearth 2,000-Year-Old Snake Altar Used By Ancient Greeks To Appease Underworld Gods]( [Inside The Devastating Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Of 1911 That Left 146 Workers Dead]( [The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was the deadliest workplace tragedy in the history of New York City until the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 — but it was completely preventable.]( [33 Photos Of 1980s Miami That Reveal The Grit And Glamour Of 'Vice City']( [From bikini-clad beachgoers and drag queens to brutal shootouts and violent drug lords, step inside the "dangerous paradise" of 1980s Miami.]( [The Picts: The Ancient Scottish Wildmen Who Struck Fear Into The Heart Of The Roman Empire]( [Even Julius Caesar wrote that "our infantry were but poorly fitted for an enemy of this kind."]( [Astonishing Color Artwork Uncovered In 4,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb]( [The tomb belonged to Khuwy, an ancient nobleman whom archeologists believe may have been related to the ruling pharaoh.]( [Inside The Gulags, The Soviet Prison Camps Where Men Were Literally Worked To Death]( [During Joseph Stalin's reign, about 18 million people were imprisoned in forced labor camps called gulags across the Soviet Union.]( [Natalie Wood's Death Was Ruled An Accidental Drowning — But That Didn't Explain The Bruises]( [The Hollywood starlet was terrified of water, but supposedly took a dinghy out by herself at night when she drowned — right after a nasty fight with her husband.]( [Scientists Just Determined Why This Egyptian Mummy Has Been 'Screaming' For The Past 3,500 Years]( [The 3,500-year-old mummy was found with her mouth open in an apparent scream, and researchers believe that she may have been frozen that way since the very moment she died.]( [The Gruesome History Of Lingchi, The Chinese Execution Method In Which Victims Were Slowly Sliced To Pieces]( [Archaeologists In Russia Just Uncovered The 900-Year-Old Graves Of Two Men Buried With Rare Battle Axes]( [Archaeologists excavating a cemetery in Suzdal, Russia, discovered the 11th-century graves of men buried with rare battle axes.]( [Kitty Genovese's Story Became A Cautionary Tale About The Bystander Effect — But Who Was Her Killer?]( [Kitty Genovese’s 1964 murder became a cautionary tale about the bystander effect — but few are familiar with the story of her killer, Winston Moseley, who claimed he attacked her because he’d developed "an uncontrollable urge to kill."]( [Roman Military Camp Discovered In The Swiss Alps At 7,200 Feet]( [Dating back 2,000 years, this encampment was presumably used by the Roman Legions during a battle at nearby Crap Ses Gorge in 15 B.C.E., amid Emperor Augustus' conquest of the Alps.]( [Auction House Finds A 112-Year-Old Newspaper From The Sinking Of The Titanic Tucked In The Back Of A Wardrobe]( [Listen To The History Uncovered Podcast]( [On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed. The aftermath saw immense devastation, but also incredible heroism from rescue workers, including many dogs. These are some of their stories.]( [Become An All That's Interesting Member]( [For just $4.99 a month, you'll enjoy all our content without ads, receive a quarterly letter from the editor, and get exclusive access to premium podcast episodes.]( [Unsubscribe]( [Web Version]( [History Uncovered On Instagram]( [History Uncovered On Facebook](