They Ate Honey-Preserved Corpses to Improve Health
Centuries ago, there was a practice called “mellification,” which involved preserving corpses in honey for decades. After about a hundred years, the preserved body was believed to transform into a kind of healing candy.
Yeah, some people actually believed that eating this honey-infused human “candy” could cure diseases or heal broken bones. Although modern medicine has advanced tremendously, it’s hard to imagine this remedy was ever taken seriously.
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