TITLE:        Why Did Samurais Bite Their Own Tongues 👅
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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A samurai would intentionally bite his tongue so hard that he would rip it off.

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FULL SCRIPT:
A samurai would intentionally bite his tongue so hard that he would rip it off. You see, when samuris were captured, they were often tortured before finally being killed. So, to avoid the torture, samuris were trained to silently rip off their tongues, flooding their airways with blood. And by the time the enemy was ready to begin the torture, the samurai would already suffocate.

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TIMED:
[000.00] A samurai would intentionally bite his
[001.92] tongue so hard that he would rip it off.
[003.92] You see, when samuris were captured,
[005.52] they were often tortured before finally
[007.28] being killed. So, to avoid the torture,
[008.96] samuris were trained to silently rip off
[011.12] their tongues, flooding their airways
[012.64] with blood. And by the time the enemy
[014.16] was ready to begin the torture, the
[015.60] samurai would already suffocate.
