Freaky Facts About The Victorian Era #shorts

[mmmcasorole]

They also "ate" the mummies in a powder n thought it was medicine. That's just cannibalism

[woodynightshade]

I certainly see why they liked that shade of green. I'm glad we can make it without arsenic now.

[jasonland]

Vinegar valentines definitely need to come back

[karyhanson]

When u mentioned tattoos and piercings would had been a wonderful transition to explain why it's called a "Prince Albert"

[lapislazarus]

When my aunt was in nursing school in the 60s, she's told us stories about taking care of 90yr old ladies covered in tattoos.

[nunyabiznez]

Victorians also used cyanide to dye things blue. I have a collection of cyanotype photographs that are dangerous to handle. I keep them sealed in archival containers for display purposes.

[roselove]

How disrespectful to take someone’s loved ones body, steal it from their home and then unwrap them as if they were never human. Disgusting

[ttaylor]

When somebody asks me if I want to go back in time ever "No, No I actually don't."

[Liitebulb]

It was an age of complete hypocrisy. Sex, tattoos bla bla everything was "improper" yet apparently everyone was doing it. They had a pretty wild sense of humour and weren't really "prim and proper, " not even the Queen and her court

[NotSoMuchFrankly]

Arsenic and Old Lace wasn't just a way to kill your husband. It was a way to do it fashionably.

[Baruchgirl]

They not only had mummy unwrapping parties, they would consume/eat the mummies.

[blackbellanow]

I always wondered why in the song “If I had a million dollars” he said “not a real green dress, that’s cruel”. Now I know! Thanks 😂

[jenniferpingleton]

Arsenic wasn't JUST in green! It was literally in like 80% of the analine dyes!! Even after they found out it was in green, they couldn't just avoid the green and be safe. Mauve, yellow, red....they all contained arsenic!!

[lonegram]

That last man with tattoos did not live in the victorian aera. He was the King of Denmark. King Frederik. He died in 1972

[geneatkinson]

Even Empress Sisi had a tattoo of an anchor on her shoulder, it represented her love for the sea

[rondahildreth]

My favorite color is purple. But i have to say
that shade of green on that dress was gorgeous.

[leighlabrea]

Vinegar Valentines!!!😂😂😂 Petty on a new level

[maridi]

Mummy unwrapping parties is a whole new level of fucked up. So disrespectful in so many ways.

[williamgallop]

Purple dress was colored with first syntethic dye: mauveine.

[williamtayor]

Vinegar valentine 💝 WTF I'm there for it.