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The Skeptics Guide #921 - Mar 4 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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The Black Death Sniffing Farts

Medieval physicians recommended sniffing of farts that have been stored in a jar. The most aggressive ancient treatment for hemorrhoids placed a live rat in the anus until it died.

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