Phrenology
During the 1800s, phrenology was the talk of the medical field. This now-defunct pseudoscience sought to prove that the personality traits of a person were determined by specific parts of the brain. It asserted that doctors or scientists could determine someone's strengths, weaknesses, vices, and more all based on how big different parts of your brain were.
Pedestrianism
Before there was Olympic speed-walking, there was...pedestrianism. Popularized in 19th-century Britain, pedestrian speed walking quickly became one of the most beloved sports in the nation. There were bets placed on the racers and crowds gathering to watch walkers. Times have truly changed...