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Peacock feathers indoors bring historical malice

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Decorating with beautiful plumage is clearly an invitation for endless suffering. Because the eye-like pattern on the feather closely resembled the dreaded 'evil eye,' bringing them inside was historically believed to invite permanent, unshakeable ruin upon the household.

Peacock feathers indoors bring historical malice
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