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TIL having pimples and moles was unpopular in Medieval times due to those characteristics being associated with witchcraft. These spots were called "witches' teat".

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WdnA TIL that there is a ‘your momma’ insult in the bible (2 Kings 9:22). When Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” And he answered, “What peace, so long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?”
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