Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that in 16th century, powdered Egyptian mummies were sold as medicine in Europe ...

TIL that in 16th century, powdered Egyptian mummies were sold as medicine in Europe since they were thought to stop internal bleeding and to have other healing properties.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannibalism
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