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4731. Chicken Pox Parties
The abandoned and now discredited practice of parents gathering children around a child known to have chicken pox and, among other methods to spread the infection, sharing lollipops. The theory was that chicken pox is less dangerous to children than adults, and should be encountered as early in life as possible. See also 70's.
Funny Diseases
4738. Blue Skin Disorder
A large family (known as the Blue Fugates) lived in Troublesome Creek, Kentucky until the 1960s. Most of them lived past the age of 80, with no serious illness—just blue skin. The trait was passed on from generation to generation. People with this condition could have blue, plum, indigo, or even purple skin.
Funny Diseases
4739. Pica
People with this disease have the urge to eat things like dirt, paper, glue, and clay and is believed to be linked to mineral deficiency.