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The most terrifying beauty treatments
Lead breast enhancement
The modern world's obsession with breasts is not a new thing; our ancestors were also fixated with oversized boobs.
In the 5th and 6th century A.D, Metrodona, a Byzantine obstetrician, scribed that you could tone up your chest with a mix made from red wine and white lead. This would have eventually led to lead poisoning.
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