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TIL For decades sideshow performers showcased a real deceased man in their show "The Outlaw Who Would Never Be Captured Alive". The man in question was killed in a shootout in 1911. He was display... (blogs.loc.gov)
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Original Title: TIL For decades sideshow performers showcased a real deceased man in their show "The Outlaw Who Would Never Be Captured Alive". The man in question was killed in a shootout in 1911. He was displayed in this show until 1976 when he was rediscovered, and finally laid to rest in 1977.

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