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  • futility closet In 1838 Frenchwoman Henriette d'Angeville set out to climb Mont Blanc despite almost universal opposition Futility Closet
  • futility closet For nearly 50 years, Martin Couney ran a sideshow in which babies were displayed in incubators Futility Closet
  • futility closet In 1945, a group of American soldiers set out to rescue hundreds of horses from a Nazi farm in Czechoslovakia Futility Closet
  • futility closet In 1844, New Orleans slave Sally Miller claimed to be a free German immigrant pressed into bondage Futility Closet
  • futility closet Waldemar Haffkine is largely unremembered, despite developing vaccines against both cholera and bubonic plague Futility Closet
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  • futility closet The first Black American military pilot led a stunning career in wartime France Futility Closet
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  • futility closet In 1817, a young woman claiming to be a kidnapped Eastern princess appeared in an English village Futility Closet
  • futility closet Linda Burfield Hazzard's "fasting cure" killed multiple patients in the early 20th century Futility Closet
  • futility closet In the early 1900s, two young brothers made several daring trips across the United States Futility Closet
  • futility closet In London in 1762, a ghost accused a man of murder Futility Closet
  • futility closet In 1944, an English pointer gave heart to an Allied prison camp in Sumatra Futility Closet
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  • futility closet In 1931, Ida Wood died hoarding a great fortune — and a great secret Futility Closet
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