most things that were used to kill or repel demons were just antibacterial or very healthy. bacteria can’t live for long on a silver surface. garlic is hella good for your immune system. holy water is water that you’re not allowed to shit in.
I don’t have a point I’m trying to make I just think it’s kinda cool where supernatural beliefs intersect with real science
Interesting belief: witchcraft is science that hasnt been explained YET
Homework written by a school kid in ancient Egypt has been preserved since the second century A.D. And the words on the slab may sound familiar to any kid whose parents worry about them falling in with a bad crowd.
An ancient lesson preserved on a wood-mounted wax slab about the size of a Kindle reads: “You should accept advice from a wise man only” and “You cannot trust all your friends.”
Acquired by the British Library in 1892, the tablet hasn’t been publicly displayed since the 1970s. The homework slab will be featured in an upcoming British Library exhibit called “Writing: Making Your Mark,” which traces the evolution of writing over 5,000 years of human history, library representatives said in a statement. Read more.
theres always like these boring or maybe even kinda nice clothes or accessories and the thing that makes them just really bad is some small text like “be trippin” or “turnt” or something and its like. embarrassing