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South Korea's most peculiar health myth: the deadly electric fan

Aug 14, 2025
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By Na-Rae Han - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., Public Domain, Link

For decades, many South Koreans have believed that sleeping in a closed room with an electric fan running can kill you. This superstition has done more than spark late-night conversations—it has shaped the way manufacturers design fans and how consumers shop for them.

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