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Wednesday, 2 January 2019

Again, thank God for television

Ummm....

Via kristienmarie thijssen.

Originally shared by Nina Anthonijsz

Kicking the year off with a cautionary tale...
Witches Allegedly Stole Penises and Kept Them as Pets in the Middle Ages

According to a 15th century guide to detecting and eradicating witchcraft, witches were capable of making penises vanish—and some even kept them in nests and fed them oats.


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