Myths & mysteries
Ancient Mediterranean cultures invented glass evil eye amulets because they thought blue eyes shot actual lasers
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Ah, the terrifying ancient Mediterranean fear of optic radiation. The pervasive myth of the 'evil eye' stemmed from a genuine biological misunderstanding that eyes actively emitted invisible rays of light, leading cultures to invent bright blue glass amulets designed to magically reflect the supposedly highly destructive lasers shooting out of blue-eyed foreigners.
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