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The Squeamish Swoon

Curious Cases

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Episode four, the squeamish swoon, is another one about you. Day's case is one which has perplexed medical science for centuries. Why do some people faint at the sight of blood or a hypodermic needle? Does it serve any useful evolutionary purpose, or is it just some kind of cerebral error? This is what we'll be investigating in the cases of rutherford and fry.

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