Mice Skin For Eyebrows
If women had thin eyebrows or none at all, they would use a rather odd material to add some shape and density to their brows. They would take tiny pieces of skin from mice and mask them to their eyebrows!
Beds Filled With Bugs
The straw bedding used in the middle ages was quite the breeding ground for vermin. Since it was rarely changed, it was often filled with little bugs such as fleas and lice. Although herbs and flowers such as lavender, mint, basil, and chamomile were added to the straw, it didn’t do the trick.