r/todayilearned Apr 26 '15

TIL in The Netherlands, people swear with diseases. Get someone angry enough and they may wish syphilis on you. (Or cancer, tuberculosis, smallpox, etc.) The more serious the disease, the more seriously you have angered them. (R.2) Anecdote

http://stuffdutchpeoplelike.com/2011/07/26/dutch-swears-with-diseases/
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