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Tango0113 Dec 2025 1:16 p.m. PST

"Warriors' belts worn by soldiers from the so-called "barbarian" cultures, found at first millennium AD archaeological sites in northern Europe, often featured small, spoon-shaped objects fastened to their ends. These items have puzzled scholars for quite some time, but a trio of experts from Poland have come up with an intriguing theory to explain these odd attachments. They theorize that these ancient utensils were actually used to help barbarian warriors consume mind-altering stimulants, which would have been taken either during or right before battle…"

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