Do you ever hold your breath while driving through a tunnel? How about when driving past a graveyard? Well, there might be a good reason to do so—from warding off threats beyond the void to preventing bad luck.
Collin will tell you everything you need to know about where this trend of holding your breath possibly came from.
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