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Native American tribes had a taboo against mouth breathing, believing it sapped spiritual and physical strength. Do we know the source/reasoning for this taboo, and how nose breathing was enforced/taught on a community level? How universal was this practice among Native Americans?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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