23 Insanely Creepy Historical Facts They Never Taught You in School
Take a look at these crazy historical details that school definitely skipped over!
Published 7 years ago in Creepy
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A real-life vampire scare took place in New England.The “New England Vampire Panic” was an event in the 19th century where people thought that “consumption” (i.e. Tuberculosis) was actually the result of vampires. It got to the point where people would dig up those who died of Tuberculosis and stake them through the heart
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This historical figure was the gruesome inspiration behind Dracula.15th century Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler consumed the blood of his enemies with meals. He was born in Transylvania; combined with his disturbing habits and the family name ‘Dracula,’ Vlad provided the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s gothic vampire novel.
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Coffins used to need built-in safety nets.In the 19th century, before medical professionals had the tools to discern comas or paralysis from death, the fear of being buried alive was very real. Patented ‘safety coffins’ were invented so that mistakenly buried people could alert those above ground to their predicament.
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This woman may be Lady Luck in the flesh.Anna Mae Dickinson is quite possibly the luckiest woman ever. She survived the sinking of both the Titanic and Lusitania, the Hindenburg explosion, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and, when she was 97, the destruction of her apartment during the 9/11 terror attack.
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