If you’ve ever wondered why so many medieval manuscripts have drawings of knights fighting snails. 

• Vox, “Why knights fought snails in medieval art“, YouTube (Mar. 29, 2017).

I won’t give it away. And the comments are as good as the video. Here’s a sample:

• “The answer is simple, in medieval times giant snails were a real menace but thankfully the brave Knights of Europe wiped them all out for us.“
• “Knights were the athletes superstars of the time. Monks were the academics. Maybe the nerds were mocking the jocks?“
• “There is an explenation: The knights were french“