Short Stuff: Aztec Death Whistle
On this episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck dive into the eerie world of Aztec death whistles — tiny, skull-engraved instruments found with a beheaded 20-year-old male at a temple in Mexico City, possibly used in rituals to guide souls through the underworld rather than to
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