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14: A flaming good flight

Lateral with Tom Scott

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The Incense Burner

The incense burner known as Bota Fumiero, a smoke expeler. It was said to be used to remove the stench and supposedly illness from pilgrims that had walked many, many miles to the cathedral. Each performance cost 450 euros to put on and the rope has to be changed roughly every 20 years.

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