That’s patently false: People knew the planet was a sphere as far back as ancient Greece (12th to 9th centuries B.C.), and had relatively complex astronomical and planetary knowledge by the time Christopher Columbus made his voyage to the Americas in 1492. Myth: Medieval people believed the world was flatĪ myth persists that during the Middle Ages, the unenlightened believed Earth was flat and worried that ships might even fall off the planet’s edge. Modern historians believe that handwashing only faded during the supposedly more enlightened 16th century, when the fork began replacing diners’ washed fingers at Renaissance tables. If dining with the king, they would wait for the monarch to publicly bathe his hands before sitting-proof of his powerful status. While peasants washed their hands, too, members of the aristocracy used lavish lavatories where they washed their hands as minstrels serenaded them. They even had elaborate rituals around handwashing before meals, especially in aristocratic circles.
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