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hansjorg on Jan 11, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tortured by the Japanese in WW2, a former POW met ...

Would you believe me if I told you that Alexander Fleming's grandfather actually was a coal miner?

jotm on Jan 12, 2014 [–]

It would not surprise me, that's for sure.

But that's my point: 1 man who would find a cure for millions or 5 who could potentially change the world (themselves or their kids)...

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