stackyFACTSKings and queens lived in such constant fear of being poisoned that they enthusiastically ate garbage.
Kings and queens lived in such constant fear of being poisoned that they enthusiastically ate garbage. A 'bezoar' was highly prized in mystical medicine as a universal antidote to any poison. In reality, it was just an indigestible mass of hair and fiber pulled from the intestines of a goat. Royalty would wear them as jewelry or drop them in their wine, proving that rich people have always been incredibly susceptible to gross wellness trends.
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