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  • A mummified arm sits on a white pillow in a museum display case. At a close angle, you can see the indents of fingernails.

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    Weeks after the bloodiest day of the American Civil War, a remarkably preserved human arm was allegedly discovered near the Antietam Battlefield. After several decades and a series of owners, the arm...

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