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41 young males die in South Africa after circumcision initiation ceremonies (www.latimes.com)
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[-] ImNotThatPokable@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

They're always going on about cleaning in and behind the ears. Let's be honest here. Ears are pretty ugly and you don't need them to hear. You can prevent so many infections because cutting off the ear makes it easier to clean the ear canal.

infant Earectomy infection studyIt's a joke

[-] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 weeks ago

Well then, ears it is!

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