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TIL about Elmer McCurdy, who was shot and killed after robbing a train in 1911. For the next 65 years, his body was put on display at amusement parks, with his identity being completely forgotten. Eventually, an autopsy was performed, revealing multiple ticket stubs inside the corpse's mouth.

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