the word studio notebook

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Jan 14 '12
In a nearby vault is a bent gold coin that archaeologists also found in the submarine. It was carried by the sub’s captain, Lieutenant George Dixon, for good luck after it stopped a bullet from entering his leg during the Battle of Shiloh in 1862.
— “Complete Civil War Submarine Unveiled For First Time” (via)

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