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Elmer McCurdy - an outlaw who was killed in 1911 and his mummified body traveled across the US as a carnival attraction until 1977, believed to be a wax statue (en.wikipedia.org)
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[-] Dr_Box@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

How could you mistake someones dried up corpse for a wax statue? Wouldnt it feel different?

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

The necrophiliac in the freak show was already seeing someone.

[-] Mvp_rx1212@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Looks like putin

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