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Morbid Fact Du Jour For May 17, 2009

Today’s Piggish Yet Truly Morbid Fact!

In 1896, Dr. Arthur Wentworth turned 29 children at Boston’s Children’s Hospital into human guinea pigs when he performed spinal taps on them, just to test whether the procedure was harmful.

Culled from: Natural News
Generously submitted by: twistedprincess69

Oh, come on – children don’t have developed nervous systems – they’ll hardly feel it. And they won’t remember it anyway. Sheesh!

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