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Face Transplant Gives Cameron Underwood New Lease On Life

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Eleven months ago, Cameron Underwood was without most of his lower jaw, his nose, and all but one of this teeth.NYU LangoneCameron Underwood before and after his face transplant. Eleven months ago, Cameron Underwood was without most of his lower jaw, his nose, and all but one of this teeth. But now, Underwood has revealed his new face to the world — the one given to him by doctors. On Nov. Read More...

General John Sedgwick's Last Words Were Confident, And Tragically Ironic

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If there's one thing that can be said about the general, it was that he sure was confident. Wikimedia CommonsGeneral John Sedgwick, posing in his uniform. “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.” These words were uttered by General John Sedgwick just moments before a Confederate bullet hit him in the left eye, killing him instantly. The irony of his last words and unexpected death are better remembered today than Sedgwick’s military legacy, which led him into the path of that bullet at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in the American Civil War. Read More...

Giuseppe Greco, The Most Fearsome Hitman In Mafia History

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Giuseppe "Pino" Greco killed up to 300 victims on behalf of the powerful Corleonesi clan during the Sicilian Mafia war of the late 1970s.Though he died in 1985, the name “Giuseppe Greco” strikes fear into the hearts of Sicilians to this very day. As one of the most brutal enforcers of the Sicilian Mafia, Greco went above and beyond the proverbial call of duty. More than just a hitman, Greco is considered one of the most prolific serial killers in Sicilian history — indeed, in the world. Read More...

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