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[–] kingaloo@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Drowning women to determine if they are witches.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It still works now.

100% of people drowned are absolutely not witches!

[–] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Are you sure? I don't know if it has ever been definitely proven that witches float. We might have accidentally drowned a few witches.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If you had magic powers, would you let a bunch of dumbshit muggles who believe in witches drown you?