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TIL of Kamo Ter-Petrosian, an infamous leader of a Bolshevik gang. Kamo would often test newcomers by ambushing them and putting them through a fake execution. When a recruit revealed himself to be a spy, Kamo had him shot, then tore out the man's heart and showed it to other recruits as a lesson.

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