During the Bubonic Plague, doctors wore these bird-like masks to avoid becoming sick. They would fill the beaks with spices and rose petals, so they wouldn’t have to smell the rotting bodies.
A theory during the Bubonic Plague was that the plague was caused by evil spirits. To scare the spirits away, the masks were intentionally designed to be creepy.
forever haunting my nightmares and shit
The first one reminds me of the crows from The Wiz, the ones that kept fuckin with MJ as Scarecrow.
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The fact that police won’t lay a hand on
these people:
but have no problem netting, macing, arresting, and physically harming peaceful protesters on Wall Street for no reason:
is fucking disgusting
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Such a magical creature!! <3
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GPOY
The entire education system summed up in a three panel comic strip.
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