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TIL about hydraulic injection injuries, which often go untreated and lead to necrosis and severe tissue damage

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P19lG TIL of the Arisan Maru, a Japanese "hell ship" that was torpedoed while carrying Allied prisoners of war. None of the 1,781 passengers were killed by the explosion, but other Japanese ships refused to rescue them, resulting in only 9 survivors.
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