This Southeast Asian Tribe is Full of Actual Superhumans

Learning the Way

The mentor divers then place the young divers on platforms that are suspended in the sea. They make sure that the young divers are comfortable, breathing, and unharmed, then they let them sit as their ears and noses bleed. This brutal and terrifying process is a rite of passage in the Bajau Laut tribe, and this act is actually medically necessary for the young divers to perform their jobs effectively...

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