Strange images from the US National Library of Medicine's collection of more than 17 million items.
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Image of a cat with female torso and bat-like wings nailed to wall above three feeding mice from Athanasius Kircher’s La Chine
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| The widely reported 1547 “Monster of Crackow,” a child apparently born with a devilish face and tail, claws instead of hands, eyes on his stomach, and animals heads growing from his elbows, knees, and chest. |
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Don’t be a butthead Contributor(s)- Centers for Disease Control (U.S.) 1994
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Text from the book
Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, edited by Michael Sappol.
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