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This theory was proposed by some undergrad in the 1970s and was quickly debunked by more experienced scholars of the trials. If it had been caused by mold/fungus in a family's grain supply, the whole family would have been afflicted by these hallucinations, instead of only 1-3 members MAX from a family.

I'm just surprised this has been given any kind of respect here 😅 Morallygrace (talk) 12:30, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Please change in the "Accusations" section, "...and the witches accused of having caused physical and mental harm..." to "...and the women accused of having caused physical and mental harm...". Paytonelsey (talk) 22:42, 15 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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+This theory was proposed by some undergrad in the 1970s and was quickly debunked by more experienced scholars of the trials. If it had been caused by mold/fungus in a family's grain supply, the whole family would have been afflicted by these hallucinations, instead of only 1-3 members MAX from a family.
-sources for page [[Special:Contributions/71.223.92.145|71.223.92.145]] ([[User talk:71.223.92.145|talk]]) 18:40, 30 October 2023 (UTC)
+I'm just surprised this has been given any kind of respect here 😅 [[User:Morallygrace|Morallygrace]] ([[User talk:Morallygrace|talk]]) 12:30, 22 October 2024 (UTC)
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+Please change in the "Accusations" section, "...and the witches accused of having caused physical and mental harm..." to "...and the women accused of having caused physical and mental harm...". [[User:Paytonelsey|Paytonelsey]] ([[User talk:Paytonelsey|talk]]) 22:42, 15 November 2024 (UTC)