TIL that George Washington asked to be bled heavily after he developed a sore throat from weather exposure in 1799. After being drained of nearly 40% of his blood by his doctors over the course of twelve hours, he died of a throat infection. pbs.org Submitted by smv9009 t3_z4xskc on November 26, 2022 at 4:19 AM in todayilearned No comments 1