The Lead-Filled Toy Scandal in Victorian Newspapers
— July 28, 2026To modern readers, the idea of children’s toys containing lead sounds shocking, yet for…
In another part of the world during the 17th century, Ibrahim I, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was indulging his own passion: Large women. He once sent his servants out to find the largest woman possible. They returned with a 330-pound femme fetale whom Ibrahim dubbed “Sheker Pare” (piece of sugar). She was given a government pension and was installed as Governor General of Damascus. The sultan was unceremoniously strangled to death during a coup in 1648.
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