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Ergotism: The Real Cause of the Salem Witch Trials?
Was a mysterious fungus the spark behind the Salem Witch Trials? Dive into the eerie history, dark grains, and theories that fueled one of history's most infamous cases of hysteria. Israel ...
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Woman Experiencing Burning Pains Turns Out To Have Medieval ‘Holy Fire' Disease
Holy fire disease, or "Saint Anthony's Fire", is formally referred to as gangrenous ergotism. There were frequent epidemics ...