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Kings and queens routinely committed to lifelong unions with people they had never met, forcing random ambassadors to stand in at the altar so the monarchs…
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When the new year was forcefully moved to January, the traditionalists who still celebrated in spring were mercilessly mocked, pranked, and branded as…
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The tradition of using the fourth digit stems from a completely misguided anatomical belief that a singular, direct bloodline ran straight to the emotional…
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Families of unmarried departed people would arrange elaborate posthumous ceremonies to ensure their loved ones weren't wandering the afterlife totally single…
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Shedding copious tears before the vows wasn't considered an emotional breakdown; it was viewed as proactively draining all future sadness from the relationship.
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Brides originally threw their flowers strictly as a decoy because the attendees used to aggressively rush them to tear off pieces of their dress for good luck.
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