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The bloodletting behind the barber pole
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That spiraling red, white, and blue pole outside your local barbershop is actually a terrifying historical warning sign. The red entirely represents the massive amounts of blood drawn during medieval procedures, while the white represents the bandages used to halt the bleeding. The pole itself represents the rigid stick patients were forced to tightly squeeze to make their veins vividly pop out.
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