Prepare to be disgusted, revolted and laugh out loud at these hideous facts from our putrid past with 1001 Hideous History Facts. Did you know that Australian Aborigines have used kangaroo-skin bandages for thousands of years, and on the 25th October 1760, King George II became the second English king to die on the toilet? What about in the 18th century they made a vaccination against smallpox by using pus taken from sores on dairymaid’s hands and rubbing it onto a scratch on the patient’s arm. Yuk, glad they don’t do that anymore!