The Reason Behind Why Medieval Babies Look Like Total Creeps

    What up, Benjamin Button?

    Have you ever gone to the museum just to chill out and get some knowledge, and then got distracted by some really ugly baby? Well, go no further: Vox answers why these medieval babies look like awkward, tiny men.

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    What a beautiful day at the museum...wait...

    WHAT IS HAPPENING?!

    WHO ARE THESE MIDDLE-AGED MEN STUCK IN BABY BODIES?

    No.

    WHO ARE YOU?!

    Everyone remain calm. There's a reason behind these balding babies, and it's called homunculus, or "little man."

    At the time, philosophers thought that Christ was born like a "perfectly formed and unchanged" man, aka he came out looking like a grown-ass dude.

    But why did these babies stop being ugly? Thank god for the full transition to the Renaissance.

    #SaveTheManBabies

    Check out the full explanation here.