No one was burned at Salem. Mental Floss has answered that one before- it's misconception No. 3 on our list about the trials-and the short version is that 19 of the 20 people the court killed in 1692 ...

It’s become a near-standard horror film setup to reveal that a suspected witch burned at the stake at this or that time in history was actually acquainted with dark magic and has returned, in some ...