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Step into a world of wonder. Part of you doesn’t want to look, the part that scares easily, that thinks the best place for bones is in the body, not decorating a church in macabre sculptures. The other part of you can’t stop looking. This mixed feeling runs through most people who visit the spooky Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic, and that speaks to the special attraction we have to strange and mysterious places. In the pages of this magazine,
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Amazing Medical Stories volume 2
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A man survives a steel bar through his skull, another man finds out medical tools were left inside his body after an operation, and the first ever larynx transplant surgery is done in this episode of Amazing Medical Stories.
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Amazing Medical Stories volume 1
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A boy's leg must be removed and re-attached, a man's face is surgically removed due to a nasal infection, and more amazing medical stories.
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Amazing Medical Stories volume 2
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A man wakes from a coma to find all his limbs amputated, and a woman's hair gets caught in a mechanical door and tears her scalp off, requiring extensive reconstructive surgery.
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Amazing Medical Stories volume 1
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A man gets trapped in a moving cement mixer for over an hour, and a woman gives birth to a four legged child who goes on to live a healthy life.
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Amazing Medical Stories volume 6
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A new procedure helps a man with Tourette's syndrome.
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Amazing Medical Stories volume 4
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Skin grafts and an unconventional body-pouch save the life of a firefighter; regaining the use of one's legs.
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Amazing Medical Stories volume 2
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Woman suffering chronic thromboembolic disease; twin offers to donate skin grafts for her 6-year-old sister's burn wounds.
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Amazing Medical Stories volume 5
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Multiple surgeries for gunshot wounds; autoimmune disease; birth defects challenge development of a young man's legs.
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Amazing Medical Stories volume 1
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A birthmark-turned-tumor costs Ricardo his nose, but doctors plan to install a prosthetic replacement; an electrocution survivor gains a bionic arm.
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Amazing Medical Stories volume 3
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Jeff Cross, 28, is living on borrowed time because of a rare genetic illness that prevents the liver from breaking down a crucial protein.
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Chicago mob legend Al Capone set the template for future crime bosses, offering a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of being an underworld leader.
Al Capone could have pursued an honest career and quiet life with his wife and son. Instead, he chose to become a towering mob boss in Chicago, overseeing an underworld empire based on bootlegging, gambling, prostitution, and other rackets.
Quick to recognize the value of sympathetic media coverage and...
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The ultimate guide for beginners JavaScript is one of the best known programming languages that you can use to code HTML web pages. With the guidance of this book and a bit of practice, you will become an expert in no time! Whether you are a beginner with coding or you would like to pick up a new skill using a brand new coding system, the JavaScript language is one of the best options for you. It is based on the English language, works well on HTML...
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While the military orders are now often tied to religion or conspiracy theories, they did once wield great power and influence in Europe, and their actions had consequences centuries after they had reached their peak. This was made clear in the wake of a major battle fought between German and Russian forces from August 26-30, 1914 during the First World War. It occurred in Masuria, a region of marshes, woodland, and numerous lakes in northern Poland,...
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