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In the early 1900's, doctors would give patients "medicine" that wouldn't have any real effect on the body. But the doctor told the patient that it would be life-saving for their illness, even if it didn't do anything.

This "mental curing" of an illness without medication is called the Placebo Effect, and some doctors still use it for patients with sicknesses that take time to heal.

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Did you know the fantasy/horror novel ENDYMION SPRING, by Matthew Skelton , is based partially  on historical events?

The character with the chest in the opening section is a fictional version  of an actual man named Fust, who is believed to have invented movable text printing presses, thus creating book printing.

The mute boy, Endymion Spring, is supposedly based on the actual servant-boy of Fust himself.

cool, huh?

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Supposedly, America considered dropping red paint on Mt. Fuji during WWII to decrease morale and impose a form of psychological warfare (it is an important symbol in Japan). The idea was dismissed after calculating the cost and amount of paint and oil needed to follow through with such a plan; it would have caused economic problems during a time of war.

 

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