Article 1DDJP A Look Back at a Time When Doctors Literally Blew Smoke Up the Asses of Patients

A Look Back at a Time When Doctors Literally Blew Smoke Up the Asses of Patients

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Glen Tickle
from Laughing Squid on (#1DDJP)
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Today I Found Out looks back at a time when doctors literally blew smoke up the asses of patients to revive them or treat a wide variety of other conditions. The practice later gave us the phrase "Blowing smoke up your ass" to mean insincere flattery.

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