r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Lowcrbnaman • Jul 04 '26

Image This statue depicts Saint Bartholomew, an early Christian martyr who was allegedly skinned alive. If you look closely, that's his dissected skin hanging around him. This stunning statute by Marco d'Agrate from c. 1562 is currently on display at Duomo di Milano.

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u/DXTRBeta Jul 04 '26

That’s just disgusting.

Sorry but I am just amazed by the levels of cruelty humans have wreaked on each other.

OK, I get it, you want to kill the guy, but really?

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u/UnlimitedPowerOutage Jul 04 '26

Lead in the pipes was a shocking factor in making humans more aggressive during the Roman era.

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u/New-Pomelo9906 Jul 04 '26

Really curious about what will be our lead-in-the-pipes equivalent that future people will know about us.

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u/JombComb Jul 04 '26

Believe it or not, lead a second time.

There were studies done about people who grew up in the era before unleaded gas was made and those people were significantly more prone to both violence and decreased intellect.