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A 24-year-old Frenchman shows up at hospital with a World War I shell lodged in his rectum (english.elpais.com)

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Medical staff had to halt the procedure, fearing a possible explosion. The hospital, unfamiliar with such protocols, immediately alerted the authorities, and around 1:40 a.m., police arrived and activated the bomb squad. The team established a security perimeter to neutralize the device so surgery could continue, though no one knew at that stage if the entire operation could blow up at any moment.

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[–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's the kinda mentality that lead to the fall of Yugoslavia

[–] biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Understood that reference

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm too stupid to be afraid to ask today, apparently. "Please" enlighten me.

[–] Tuuktuuk@anarchist.nexus 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90or%C4%91e_Martinovi%C4%87_incident tells: "The collapse of this taboo in the coverage of the Martinović case heralded the growth of nationalism that was to lead to the country's collapse in 1991."

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm conflicted about learning this. I find it informative, yet very very disturbing.

At first, I thought it was going to be about the start of WW I, given that Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a serb in what later became Yugoslavia. It seems these are cursed people.

[–] Tuuktuuk@anarchist.nexus 1 points 18 hours ago

They are lively people.

...and that makes them deadly people.

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

Ouch, that poor bastard.

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 day ago

And the current fall of the USA.