This Day in History: The Chicken Dance

How Electroconvulsive Therapy Works How Foot Binding Worked This Day in History: The Chicken Dance Keep Up With SYSK How Electroconvulsive Therapy Works   With the exception of lobotomies, no other psychological treatment has a worse reputation than ECT. But thanks to thoughtful tweaks made to the procedure, this kind of therapy has lately emerged from the dark ages and toward the respectable forefront of effective treatment for major depression. SYSK Animated Read: How Electroconvulsive Therapy Works Read: What is maggot therapy? How Foot Binding Worked   Once in a while, all the necessary factors converge to produce a peculiar nationalized sexual fetish. In China, that fetish was foot binding and over a millennia three billion Chinese women's feet were brutally disfigured for men's pleasure. Don't Be Dumb Read: How Foot Binding Worked Read: How Chinese Traditions Work This Day in History: The Chicken Dance   In this episode, Josh and Chuck fill you in on the history of the beloved (or perhaps dreaded) tradition known as the chicken dance. This Day in History Read: How the Moonwalk Works Read: How the Twist Worked Keep Up With SYSK   Why can't robots get married? How did bullfighting start? How do labor unions work? Join Josh and Chuck as they explore the Stuff You Should Know -- seriously, all of it -- in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com. Trapped in a Meeting Josh & Chuck on Facebook Stuff You Should Know's RSS Feed At Discovery, we value your privacy. If you would like to adjust your email preferences, please click this link to our subscription center, where you can manage your account. Please click here to unsubscribe. Discovery Communications, LLC One Discovery Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910