strat Wrote:
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> It's not in NOVA, but it's weird and fun: I highly
> recommend the National Museum of Health and
> Medicine at Walter Reed in D.C.. It's not well
> known, but may well be the coolest and most
> twisted museum in the whole D.C. area.
>
>
http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/
>
> When I last went, they had art exhibits from the
> Army "Pro stations" (prophylaxis stations) in WWII
> complete with posters showing how "she may look
> nice, but she's their best weapon", referring to
> enemy-affiliated prostitutes. Don't even get me
> started about what they expected soldiers to apply
> to their "equipment" before an encounter.
>
> They had the leg bone of a Civil War officer
> displayed next to the cannon ball that shot it
> off. Apparently, he used to go visit the pair
> periodically after his amputation.
>
> There are many exhibits not for the faint of
> heart, but if you're at all interested in seeing
> all manner of human mutations preserved in jars,
> this is the place.
Yeah that museum is worth the trip but it can be pretty intense at times, they have all sorts of medical oddities like a smokers lungs, a skeleton from severe arthritis, a large hair ball some girl swallowed over some period of time and the have the bullet that killed lincoln. Of course it isn't something to do after 9pm.