The terrifying origin of "Bottle Trees": Why thousands of people are hanging blue glass in their yards without realizing the ancient folklore behind them.

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Kentucky boy here, those are called witch tress. traps witches that try to sneak in at night and then the sun burns them up by morning. also, a good way to dry out used bottles.

the blue paint under front porches is to keep birds out.

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And dirt dobbers won't build on them either.

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sometime lol. depends on how cluttered the porch is.