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Clara Maass; The Nurse Who Died Volunteering For Medical Experiments To Study Yellow Fever.
She was just 25 when she volunteered to be bitten by infected mosquitoes. Clara Maass died in 1901 during yellow fever experiments in Cuba—but her sacrifice helped prove the mosquito theory and changed public health forever. Read her story: utterlyinteresting.com
Johnny Coulon The Bantamweight Boxer Who Became the Unliftable Man
Meet Johnny Coulon, the bantamweight champion who baffled the world as “The Unliftable Man.” At just 5ft and 110lbs, he stunned wrestlers, strongmen, and even Muhammad Ali with a clever trick of leverage and nerve pressure. A boxer turned vaudeville sensation!
John Aspinall The Gambling Showman Who Built Zoos for Tigers and Dukes
John Aspinall gambled with people’s fortunes, their lives, and sometimes their trust. From cheating dukes at the Clermont Club to letting keepers die in his zoos, he thrived on scandal. Discover the dark legacy of the gambler who loved tigers more than people.
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