Top 10 strange things people used to believe

Train transportation was booming in America in the 1850s but many people had their reservations. They believed the train induced insanity causing you to jump off.

Throughtout Western Europe and America in the 1800s, women were often diagnosed with hysteria. For hundreds of years, doctors believed the only cure was for the woman to have an orgasm.

Watch the video to see what other bizarre things people once believed.

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