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(suspenseful music) - Bloodletting, the practice
of letting out blood in order to help the body
rejuvenate its defenses, get rid of infections, it's been used for
thousands of years
of letting out blood in order to help the body
rejuvenate its defenses, get rid of infections, it's been used for
thousands of years
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(suspenseful music)
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- Bloodletting, the practice
of letting out blood
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in order to help the body
rejuvenate its defenses,
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get rid of infections,
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it's been used for
thousands of years.
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Discover history's most mysterious and bizarre inventions, people and things. From a 440-pound Syrian bear turned soldier to a man who survived a 43-inch iron bar shot through the head.