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When he was 5 years old, his father died. At 16 he dropped out of school, and by 17 he had already lost four jobs. At 18 he got married. Between the ages of 18 and 22 he was a railway engineer, but he failed. He joined the army and worked in the kitchen, but then returned home. (more in 1st comment)
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Irma Grese was a notorious Nazi concentration camp guard during World War II, and she faced numerous accusations related to her brutal conduct. She was nicknamed the "Hyena of Auschwitz" and later the “Witch of Bergen Belsen” due to her cruel and sadistic behavior. (Read more in 1st comment)
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During W. War II American soldier Joe Medicine Crow earned his title as the last Plains Indian war chief after completing the four necessary tests of valor in battle including stealing 50 SS horses right out from under the Nazis' noses all while singing a
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"All of a sudden, Jesus made a turn, and went – He became a white person. And I think somebody should look into that."
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During a meeting called by Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI in 1184, the second floor of a cathedral collapsed. 60 German nobles died when they fell through the first floor into the latrine cesspit below. Many died drowning in what was called the Erfurt Latrine Disaster
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Transplant tragedy: 2 men, 2 suicides, 1 heart, 1 widow. Organ transplant story steeped in passion, death and betrayal. (Read more in 1st comment)
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The mummified head of Henry Grey 1st Duke of Suffolk 1517–1554 was found in 1849. It was later passed to St Botolph's Aldgate where it rested until a planned conversion of the space into an office resulted in an archaeological investigation of the site between April and July 1990. (Read 1st comment)
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