Birthmarks have meant different things to different people throughout history.

Perhaps the strangest thing about birthmarks, however, is the way that people have interpreted them.

Or perhaps just a randomcluster of pigmented skin cells… nah, that’s way too boring!

Birthmark on back

The Peter Ch’ng Clinic interpreted this to be a mole or cafe au lait spot.

Similarly, strawberry marks are sometimes said to be sparked by overconsumption of the fruit.

Birthmarks may have spiritual significance

Some religions have traditions that revolve around birthmarks.

Birthmark on stomach

ButHistoryrevealed that during the Salem Witch trials, the Puritans took an opposing view of birthmarks.

Instead of seeing them as signs from God, they instead reviled them as marks of Satan.

woman with birthmarks on neck

woman with birthmarks on back

Doctor examining birthmark