stackyFACTSBefore Netflix, wealthy Victorians entertained themselves by violently shoving furniture and blaming it on ghosts.
Before Netflix, wealthy Victorians entertained themselves by violently shoving furniture and blaming it on ghosts. 'Table-turning' was a massive craze where people sat around a table, waited for spirits, and watched it tilt or hover. In reality, it was the 'ideomotor effect'—subconscious muscle movements made by people who wanted the magic to be real so badly they were accidentally bench-pressing mahogany tables together without realizing it.
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