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Stories to make you feel grateful
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items Every now and then we have those days where you ask yourself could it get any worse? These stories, real and fiction will make you grateful for being able to complain about a cold pizza.
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A warm bed in a safe room
Planning your next meal
What a time to be alive
Old Technology
Future Outlook
A warm bed in a safe room
In Victorian times some people had no where else safe/dry to sleep so the “penny hang” became popular. Those stories will make you think about how luxurious a memory foam pillow is
An absolute true horror story of how desperate life was for so many people. After hearing how normal this life was it'll make you reflect on how lucky you are to be sitting in a clean, comfy spot listening to the video.
Sleeping Rough in Victorian England (Penny ‘Sit-Ups’, Two-Penny ‘Hangovers’, Four Penny ‘Coffins’)
It's an old movie now but the story leaves a long lasting impression. With a very sad ending that makes you ball your eyes out.
God Bless the Child (TV Movie 1988)
Here's something different to read, a book written entirely from interviews. Interviews with people who lived in the 1800s… it's pretty fascinating what people considered to be normal.
London Labour and the London Poor by HENRY MAYHEW | 9781840226195
Planning your next meal
Knowing what's for dinner tonight is a blessing. Many people have experienced what it's like not having this luxury.
A very well written fiction about the Irish Famine. The things some people did to survive was gut wrenching and hellish. Purely hellish.
The Hungry Road: A Novel of the Great Irish
A well written and well received book about the daily hardships of a refugee camp. Escaping war into safety is the first hurdle with life being the most precious thing you own.
City of Thorns by Ben Rawlence - Booktopia
Set in China this book covers what living in an early 20th-century Chinese village would of been like. Foot binding was a sign of wealth instead of designer bags.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) by Pearl S. Buck
What a time to be alive
Society today is a hell of a lot better than it has ever been. Domestic violence was never frowned upon until the 1970s. Animals were treated horribly and every word kids spoke were dismissed which bred all kinds of abuse.
This story was also made into a movie where the film did the book justice. It covers most problems with the world in early 1900s through the eyes of a boy.
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt | A Memoir - Booktopia
I think all of us women can agree that being a woman today makes us lucky. This read is from the life of a real 1800s black woman who wrote of her constant challenges.
Iola Leroy - By: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper - Booktopia
This book could have been written by a real girl in 1800s London because the story is unfortunately what so many girls lived through. Its a gritty read but really puts life today into perspective.
Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue
This will make anyone happy about what they do for work. To think that this was actually a sort after position makes me dry heave.
The Prestigious Job of Wiping Medieval Bums...
Old Technology
Some of the tools and chemicals that people used is crazy to us now but these were the first steps to creating what we have today.
To think that these “Doctors” didn't even consider washing their hands to be important makes me so thankful to exist today. This is a really interesting read for those who enjoy a different kind of read.
The Butchering Art by Lindsey Fitzharris
Here's another youtube video that will make you appreciate the times we are in. It makes the middle ages seem like one big fever dream.
15 Most Unusual Medieval Inventions
Future Outlook
Science has shaped each and every one of our lives, here are a few things that will shape our futures
You will be able to choose to have dentures or go through teething again. The only thing that concerns me is the wellfare of the animals they tested this on, but surely teeth were extracted under anesthetic.
Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth
Being able to study the brain without needing to extract it from someone has allowed researchers to make huge changes to our lives. Here is an example of what awaits in the future for when the elderly start loosing their sight.
Bionic eye tech aims to help blind people see