Status Updates from All Editions of The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine (Hardcover)

Kurage is 27% done

strangely curious book

— Jan 09, 2020 08:41AM Add a comment

The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine

Sandeep Guguloth is on page 254 of 351

One of the true believers in spontaneous combustion was Charles Dickens

The more you know.

— Nov 10, 2019 07:45PM Add a comment

Holly Hall is 88% done

This book has been a delight, but many of the diseases and incidents are dismissed as unlikely having transpired as detailed in the original documents.

— Oct 21, 2019 01:52PM Add a comment

Joey is on page 216 of 400

Coughing up your own spine seems a bit excessive.

— Aug 19, 2019 05:00AM Add a comment

Vik is 30% done

Horrifying and hilariously written.

— Aug 02, 2019 12:47AM Add a comment

Sollie is on page 102 of 400

Absolutely incredible, what a treasure trove of whacky historical medical cases, and such a fascinating window into diagnostic thought patterns back in the day

— Jun 24, 2019 01:36PM Add a comment

Becky is starting

This book is fascinating and horrendous! I love it!!

— Jun 22, 2019 08:08AM Add a comment

Joey is on page 132 of 400

Dear doctors of the 18-1900’s...not everything is cured by blowing smoke / and or pumping wine up someone’s bum 🧐🧐🧐

— May 12, 2019 05:51PM Add a comment

Joey is on page 80 of 400

Note to self: don’t swallow needles. Definitely don’t swallow 400 needles.

— May 09, 2019 04:59AM Add a comment

anklecemetery is starting

So far this is sort of gross--and not the medical part! The author is somewhat unkind to the subjects of these medical case studies.

— May 08, 2019 11:45AM Add a comment

Lyssa is on page 185 of 400

LOVING it so far!!

— Apr 27, 2019 07:14PM Add a comment

Joey is on page 39 of 400

Why do y’all insist on sticking things up your penis???

— Apr 26, 2019 03:44PM Add a comment

Marj is on page 226 of 400

Remarkable Recoveries is my favorite section thus far. I never would have guessed it might be possible to survive an injury so severe that your top two vertebra fuse and cough up part the damaged chunk of your spine.

— Apr 18, 2019 07:45PM Add a comment

Spencer is on page 179 of 351

Things I've learned so far:

1. Don't stick a fork up your butt if you're constipated.
2. Don't eat toxic wheat or your legs will fall off.
3. Don't swallow 40 knives, even on a bet.
4. Don't pee in bottles that once held potassium or it might explode.

— Apr 11, 2019 01:26PM Add a comment

Charlie Fenton is 5% done

Very gruesome, reminds me of an adult version of Horrible Histories. I like the way the audiobook is narrated - the commentary by one narrator and the primary sources by another.

— Apr 07, 2019 11:30AM Add a comment

Pocki is 39% done

Let's just keep going with medical history!

— Mar 15, 2019 01:54PM Add a comment

Aerin is 45% done

This is as gross and weird as I was hoping.

— Feb 19, 2019 10:44AM Add a comment

Deidra Little is on page 31 of 400

So far I’ve learned if you put household appliances up your anal canal, you will die.

— Feb 09, 2019 12:00PM Add a comment

Deidra Little is on page 31 of 400

So far I’ve learned if you put household appliances up your anal canal, you will die.

— Feb 09, 2019 12:00PM Add a comment

Angela Heider-Willms is 28% done

A good choice if you want to know how many knives people can swallow and why you should not pee in potassium. Also makes you very grateful for modern medicine. Not for the faint of heart or if you just had lunch.

— Jan 24, 2019 01:12AM Add a comment