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[–] 8_billion_eaters ago 

I had a little bird.

It's name was Enza.

I opened up the window,

And in flew Enza.

...children's song from 100 years ago about the fear of getting sick from leaving a window open during the Spanish Influenza pandemic.

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[–] derram ago 

https://archive.is/gK3Qn | :

Where Does the Korean Fear of 'Fan Death' Come From? - The Atlantic

'Fifty or so years later, Bures tells me, a Korean man was reportedly found dead in his room, the windows and doors shut, with two electric fans running. '

'When I was a kid, someone told me that running a fan too close to my face was dangerous to my health, and I’ve kind of believed it ever since. '

'Perhaps the most extreme form of these supposed illnesses can be found in Korea, where they call it something else: fan death, or the belief that running a fan in an enclosed room will actually kill you. '

'Even though I know now that it isn’t exactly true, I wonder if there’s something to the idea—it had to come from somewhere. '

'In fact, many cultures across the globe have their own stories of wind-based illnesses, says Frank Bures, author of The Geography of Madness. '

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