stackyFACTSMove over crystal balls, the real window to the soul is sharp cheddar.
Move over crystal balls, the real window to the soul is sharp cheddar. Tyromancy was a legitimate form of divination in the Middle Ages where mystics would interpret the holes, shapes, and mold patterns in cheese to predict future events. If a piece of cheese got weirdly crumbly or had the wrong amount of holes, a local villager might get accused of witchcraft or theft, proving lactose intolerance has always been a societal problem masked as a spiritual crisis.
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