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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
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Guy Dudeman lemmy.world GuyDudeman@lemmy.world
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Holy shit…

Many moons ago, miner and rumrunner Louie Linken had his frostbitten toe amputated and preserved in a jar of alcohol … for posterity. Decades later, it was discovered by a local Yukon captain, who brought it to a saloon as a surprise garnish. The original toe lasted seven years before a replacement was needed, and since then, a whole foot’s worth of toes have been donated to the bar. For those who dream of joining the Sourtoe Cocktail Club, there’s only one rule: “You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but the lips have gotta touch the toe.”

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micgerne lemmy.dbzer0.com micgerne@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Holy shit… Many moons ago, miner and rumrunner Louie Linken had his frostbitten toe amputated and preserved in a jar of alcohol … for posterity. Decades later, it was discovered by a local Yukon captain, who brought it to a saloon as a surprise garnish. The original toe lasted seven years before a replacement was needed, and since then, a whole foot’s worth of toes have been donated to the bar....

and then there's William Buckland who is purported to have accidentally eaten part of Louis XIV's heart.

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brem lemmy.world brem@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-06-09
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Rasputin's dong floating in a jar

"It belongs in a museum!"

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night_petal lemmy.zip night_petal@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-12-16
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Atlas Obscura is easily my favorite web site.

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Breezy lemmy.world Breezy@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
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Not sure since i didnt open the article. But theres a museum here in philly thats pretty cool that has plenty of body parts skulls and dead babies to gawk at.

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MrsDoyle sh.itjust.works MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
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They forgot Jeremy Bentham's body.

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Herbal Gamer sh.itjust.works HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-10-30
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Holy shit… Many moons ago, miner and rumrunner Louie Linken had his frostbitten toe amputated and preserved in a jar of alcohol … for posterity. Decades later, it was discovered by a local Yukon captain, who brought it to a saloon as a surprise garnish. The original toe lasted seven years before a replacement was needed, and since then, a whole foot’s worth of toes have been donated to the bar....

The original toe lasted seven years before a replacement was needed,

you don't want to know this but the first toe got swallowed

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Guy Dudeman lemmy.world GuyDudeman@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-05
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The original toe lasted seven years before a replacement was needed, you don't want to know this but the first toe got swallowed

That makes the story even better!! Holy crap.

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Guy Dudeman lemmy.world GuyDudeman@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-05
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and then there's William Buckland who is purported to have accidentally eaten part of Louis XIV's heart.

That’s story cant be true. Royalty don’t have hearts.

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😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈 lemmy.world MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
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Atlas Obscura is easily my favorite web site.

It is fun. My GF and I check out the app anytime we're traveling.

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prole lemmy.blahaj.zone prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-06-11
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Reminds me of The Mütter Museum

https://muttermuseum.org/

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Jabb3rw0ckyInTheMainfram3 lemmy.blahaj.zone Jabb3rw0ckyInTheMainfram3@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2026-10-08
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I have seen many of these. Florence is full of corpses.

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Hazmatastic lemmy.world Hazmatastic@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-07
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Holy shit… Many moons ago, miner and rumrunner Louie Linken had his frostbitten toe amputated and preserved in a jar of alcohol … for posterity. Decades later, it was discovered by a local Yukon captain, who brought it to a saloon as a surprise garnish. The original toe lasted seven years before a replacement was needed, and since then, a whole foot’s worth of toes have been donated to the bar....

Ay, been to that bar. Was too young to try that but iirc they also had a BLT with a literal pound of bacon on it, so I was chilling. Not sure if I could ever take that challenge, but i would at least consider it in the moment

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M137 lemmy.today M137@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-04-17
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That’s story cant be true. Royalty don’t have hearts.

"That’s story cant be true"

And you don't have a brain it seems.

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Guy Dudeman lemmy.world GuyDudeman@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-05
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"That’s story cant be true" And you don't have a brain it seems.

...whoosh, I guess?

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