-Ancient tribes, believing that metal blocked evil spirits, would pierce their ears so that the evil spirits wouldn't enter their body.
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Ötzi the Iceman had an ear piercing 7-11 mm (1 to 000 gauge in
AWG) diameter.
-In Borneo, ear piercing is done to young boys as a puberty ritual; the mother will pierce one ear while the father pierces the other,
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