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Viking women who died in childbirth were considered to have died in battle.
These women were believed to go to Valhalla, traditionally reserved for warriors who died in combat. This belief reflected the recognition of childbirth's dangers and the value placed on motherhood in Viking society.
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In medieval Europe, people would hire professional hermits to live in their gardens.
Wealthy estate owners would employ ornamental hermits to live in purpose-built structures on their property. These hermits were...
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The Tudors believed that rubbing a dead person’s teeth on their gums would prevent toothache.
This macabre dental practice involved rubbing teeth taken from corpses on painful gums. The practice was widespread enough...
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Persian kings would debate important matters twice – once sober and once drunk.
Important decisions were discussed first while sober, then again while intoxicated. If an idea seemed good in both...