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PAST PERILS

Think things are tough today? Just take a look at some
of the horrors that history inflicted on our unlucky
ancestors. Ruthless rulers dealt out death and
destruction, surgical skills were more barbarous than
beneficial, and toenail-tearing torture was the preferred
method of questioning. From dagger-toothed dinosaurs

to assorted assassins, the past was a pain.

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