What did people think about static electricity before electricity was discovered?

by Verinio

Did they think it was magic? Did they make a big deal out of it? Or was it just a weird little quirk they thought nothing about?

Joe_Kickass

This is one of the most commonly posted questions here, I will just cut and paste what u/Mictlantecuhtli said last week:

here's always room for discussion, but perhaps the section on Ancients' views of static electricity will answer your inquiry.