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The Trial of the Weevils: When French Winemakers Took Insects to Court

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A Rhynchites auratus weevil. 	Source: Florian / Adobe Stock

One surprising quirk about life in medieval times is that people could, and did, take animals and insects to court and try them as if they were humans. While there is scant verifiable evidence on the matter, 

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