Top 10 Most Ridiculous Things People Living in Medieval Times Believed

The Top Ten

1 Evil Spirits Lived in Brussels Sprouts

Well, given what usually happens after eating them, those medieval folks were right. Those "spirits" are the essence of evil.

That's a whole new level of stupidity.

2 Epilepsy Could Be Cured by Blood of a Gladiator

I don't know about that, but their sweat was collected and used by women to help them glow.

3 Witches Kept Male Genitals as Pets

4 Royalty Could Cure Any Affliction with Just a Touch from Their Fingertips

5 Rubbing Chickens on Plague Sores Will Cure Them

6 Wearing an Amulet Containing Weasel Testicles Would Prevent Pregnancy

7 Bees Were Just Tiny Birds

8 Diseases Were Spread by Foul Odors

9 Witches are Real

10 Animals Could Commit Crimes and Should Be Sent to Trials

The Contenders

11 Eyebrows are Ugly and Should Be Shaved Off

12 The Earth is Flat

Back then, this is a very popular opinion.

13 Earth is infinite

14 The Universe is not real

15 Everything Orbits The Earth

16 Animals are people who are Cursed by Witches

17 Spirits are Real

18 Sheep Grew on Trees

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