- Many people believe that the nursery rhyme 'Ring around the rosy' was based on the Black Death.
- The most recent plague victim contracted the disease in 2011, someone from Mexico, and he survived.
- 'The Black Death' is a very recent term. During the actual time of the plague, people called it 'the Great Mortality' or 'the Pestilence'.
- During the time of the plague, most people believed that it was a punishment from God for the sins of the people.
- Many people were merry, drank wine and partied during the time, ignoring the plague as they knew all too well that they would most likely die soon.
- During the plague, bathing was strongly discouraged.
- Jews were also very often blamed for the plague, as most of them were executed.