Dirty Fingers
As you probably know, people didn’t use silverware like forks, knives, and spoons. Even though they used their hands, it didn’t mean that their hands were generally very clean. Actually, quite the opposite.
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When Someone Died
What would happen when people died, do you ask? The people often feared contagion so they would just leave the decomposing bodies outside. In the end, this would just make things much worse since the bodies attracted infection and animals.