November 17, 2025“Encephalitis lethargica remains one of the most haunting medical mysteries of the twentieth century, a disease that swept across the world and then vanished as suddenly as it appeared.”
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TileAndSmoke on November 17, 2025 5:17 pm the child’s parents knew what’s up, hairless monkeys are far more scarier
Dankk911 on November 17, 2025 5:18 pm A kid in 1920 rocking a monkey mask feels like proof that creepy but cool costumes have always been timeless.
Walter_Stonkite on November 17, 2025 5:19 pm Nope, that’s a baby monkey wearing a kid suit. Popular in the 20s, they were later discontinued in 1932, considered to be in poor taste.
Man-on-the-Rocks on November 17, 2025 5:19 pm And the gigantic boots make this whole costume look surreal. 😳
No_Confidence_5070 on November 17, 2025 5:21 pm I don’t get it. What’s so interesting about a kid wearing a monkey mask in 1920?
dashdotcomma on November 17, 2025 5:25 pm Boy is looking like a cartoon character, with that gigantic head and those big ass Mickey Mouse boots on his feet. 
TileAndSmoke on November 17, 2025 5:27 pm only thing missing was a big cigar, which wasn’t a problem back then
RamuneRaider on November 17, 2025 5:30 pm How long until some conspiracy nut makes a 30 minute YouTube video and a dozen TikTok shorts about it?
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why
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the child’s parents knew what’s up, hairless monkeys are far more scarier
A kid in 1920 rocking a monkey mask feels like proof that creepy but cool costumes have always been timeless.
Nope, that’s a baby monkey wearing a kid suit. Popular in the 20s, they were later discontinued in 1932, considered to be in poor taste.
And the gigantic boots make this whole costume look surreal. 😳
The oversized boots rounds off the look so well.
I don’t get it. What’s so interesting about a kid wearing a monkey mask in 1920?
Monkey wearing a kid body.
Wrong. It’s a monkey wearing a kid outfit.
Boy is looking like a cartoon character, with that gigantic head and those big ass Mickey Mouse boots on his feet.
OOOOH, CHIMPANZEE THAT!!
only thing missing was a big cigar, which wasn’t a problem back then
Plot twist- it’s just that Neanderthal DNA
Need banana for scale and food
How long until some conspiracy nut makes a 30 minute YouTube video and a dozen TikTok shorts about it?