#quackery

Stories tagged “quackery” in the Weird Science History archive — 6 stories connected by this topic.

• The Tomato Pills That Cured Everything — and Contained No Tomato
• The Head-Bump Machine That Printed Your Personality on Ticker Tape
• The Rooster Diagnosed by Mail With Malaria, Diabetes, Cancer, and Syphilis
• The Goat-Gland Surgery That Ended Up Rewriting American Radio Law
• The Fake Metal Rods That Accidentally Invented the Placebo-Controlled Trial
• The Radioactive Tonic That Dissolved a Millionaire's Jaw

Related topics: #placebo effect #1920s #1930s #FDA #food history #impossible inventions #radioactivity