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Podcast: It‘s Probably (not) Aliens!
Episode: 15. Artificial Cranial Deformation: Did Humans Stretch Their Skulls To Look More Like Aliens?
Description: Stretching skulls to look more oblong has been a common practice all around the world for thousands of years across dozens of different cultures. But why did they do it? Could it be that ancient civilizations were trying to imitate the appearance of big-headed alien visitors from the past? Or did they just think it looked cool? Let’s find out!
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