5. Gladiator blood was the cure for epilepsy
The blood or liver of a fallen gladiator was thought to have holy virtues, and some medical writers of the era claimed that swallowing it might cure. Following a prohibition on gladiatorial combat, the blood of the executed became an alternative substitute.
6. Lysol was considered a great contraceptive method
This was by far one of the worst practices from the past! Birth control was prohibited for married people in the United States until 1965 (and for singletons until 1972). Lysol, marketed as a “feminine hygiene” product, was the best-selling “contraception” medication during the Great Depression, even though it caused several deaths when used.
7. No pants allowed
Among the weirdest practices from the past, there were some customs from Ancient Rome and Greece and one of them was to avoid pants. Although they were present, the Romans and Greeks did not wear pants.
Given that Germanic peoples to the north typically wore them, the Romans saw them as “for the barbarians,” while the Greeks felt they were ridiculous.
