The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Flares117 on 2024-12-02 20:38:13.

Original Title: TIL: Tyromancy is divination or fortune telling using cheese, which was used from 200 AD to the Middle Ages. It is achieved by observing a cheese’s smell, patterns, texture, shape, and holes. A heart shape means love, for example. The “best” type of cheese to use was blue cheese.