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US Civil War veteran Samuel H. Decker posing with the prosthetic arms he designed for himself, ~1867 (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's pretty impressive! Everybody how about a round of applause for Mr Sam Decker! Give him a hand, everybody!

......oh wait.