What Josh Clark has said about Folklore of birthmarks
2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 20, 2026
Josh Clark, Co-host of Stuff You Should Know, has been quoted on Folklore of birthmarks 2 times in 1 episode of Stuff You Should Know, most recently on June 20, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Clark says that because birthmarks were unexplained, societies worldwide blamed them on something the mother did during pregnancy.
“all over the world, people, societies have said it's something the mom did while she was pregnant”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 39:55
Clark says Russian nobility from the 17th to 19th centuries proved their status by displaying birthmarks, which he finds plausible given possible heritability.
“From the 17th to the 19th centuries, if you were Russian nobility, you proved it by displaying your birthmark”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil (Jun 20, 2026) · Listen from 43:57
Episodes
Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the DevilStuff You Should Know · Jun 20, 2026 · 50 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explain the types, causes, treatments, and folklore of birthmarks, plus a listener's list of band names from past episodes.
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