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    If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off.
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    Nuclear Survivor
    Nuclear Survivor
    In 1945, a man survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast.
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    In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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    Romans used a plant called Silphium as contraception. They had so much sex that they drove it into extinction.
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    Japanese Holdout
    Japanese Holdout
    After World War 2 ended in 1945, a Japanese officer named Hiroo Onoda didn't surrender and continued the war for 29 years because he didn't know that Japan had surrendered and the war was over.
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    Hundreds of years ago, the Aztecs of Mexico and the people of Nicaragua believed gods lived in volcanoes. They would sacrifice beautiful young girls to these powerful gods.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte thought torture should be abolished because the information obtained from it is worthless.
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    Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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