The Bizarre and Dangerous Beauty Trends of Ancient Times

Animal Trials 

Back in the day, animals used to be subject to the same laws that human beings were. So, if an animal broke an arbitrary law, they would be arrested, held, tried, and either convicted or exonerated of their crimes in the same courts that people sat in. Sometimes the animals would literally be hanged in the same trials that people would get hanged in. 

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