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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.


https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/mbqjap/witches-allegedly-stole-penises-and-kept-them-as-pets-in-the-middle-ages?utm_source=vicefbus
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