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TIL the Sateré-Mawé tribe use bullet ant stings in a warrior rite where boys wear gloves filled with hundreds of venomous ants for 10 minutes, causing paralysis, hallucinations, and days of shakin... (en.wikipedia.org)

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Original Title: TIL the Sateré-Mawé tribe use bullet ant stings in a warrior rite where boys wear gloves filled with hundreds of venomous ants for 10 minutes, causing paralysis, hallucinations, and days of shaking, and must endure this 20 times to complete initiation.

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