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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/fishoni on 2025-04-26 17:55:30+00:00.

Original Title: TIL “artery” means “windpipe” as ancient anatomists found arteries empty in corpses and believed they carried vital spirits or air, with arterial bleeding explained by blood replacing escaping air from nearby vessels.