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TIL of Lazarus and Joannes Baptista Colloredo, Italian conjoined twins who toured freak shows in 17th-century Europe. As reported by Henri Sauval, Lazarus was sentenced to death for killing a man, but averted the execution by pointing out that this would also kill his innocent twin brother.

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