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WTF Were They Thinking?! Dumb Ideas From History to TikTok
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WTF Were They Thinking?! Dumb Ideas From History to TikTok

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WTF Were They Thinking?! Dumb Ideas From History to TikTok
Unusual Practice
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Ever wondered why people once brushed their teeth with radium toothpaste, drilled holes into brains with ice-pick lobotomies, or bound feet until bones snapped... all in the name of progress?

Now fast-forward to today: TikTok is selling you Oatzempic smoothies, vibration plate workouts, and even the revolutionary “discovery” of… soup.

In this episode of Unusual Practice, Charli rips through the dumbest ideas in human history, from ancient medical disasters to the latest viral wellness hacks, exposing how hype, conformity, and desperation keep recycling the same absurd patterns.

Laugh, cringe, and maybe question your own “healthy habits” as we uncover:

  • Why leech therapy lasted 2,000 years
  • The terrifying popularity of lobotomies
  • How corporations sold us radiation and lead as health miracles
  • And why TikTok thinks oats and water can replace medicine

👉 If you love weird history, cultural critique, and dark comedy about how humans keep falling for the same nonsense, this episode will have you shouting: WTF were they thinking?!