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The original was posted on /r/askhistorians by /u/tbdunn13 on 2023-09-08 01:45:32+00:00.

Band-Aid was founded in 1921, but I have to imagine that at some point throughout human history, someone grabbed a sticky piece of paper or leather and put it over a wound. I couldn’t find any records about any kind of ancient band-aid precursor, but it has to have happened, right?