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The world’s first mental health…

August 23, 2019Weirdo

The world’s first mental health hospital was built in Baghdad, Iraq in 705 AD. While mental health patients were being condemned, punished, and even burned in Europe, 8th and 9th century mental health patients in Iraq, Egypt, and Syria were given more proper hospitalization and treatment.

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Around 762, the demand for books in Baghdad…

January 13, 2014Weirdo

Around 762, the demand for books in Baghdad was so high that any traders who brought books were given the weight of the books in gold in return.

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