Myths & mysteries
Renaissance doctors refused to perform surgeries during Mars retrograde because they thought you would bleed out
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Medical malpractice used to be incredibly celestial. Because Mars was associated with the god of war, iron, and blood, Renaissance surgeons believed operating during its retrograde would cause unmanageable hemorrhaging. Imagine dying of appendicitis because your doctor was afraid of a red dot in the sky.
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