7 Bizarre Facts About History’s Weirdest Fads

This One Is Not for Cat-Lovers

Some historical fads would cause abject horror now. In 17th and 18th-century France, cat-burning was a popular pastime: People would gather dozens of cats in a sack, then suspend them over a bonfire. Onlookers apparently shrieked with laughter at cries of the animals.

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