Feral teenager Kaspar Hauser is found wandering the streets of Nuremberg - May 26th, 1828

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Feral teenager Kaspar Hauser is found wandering the streets of Nuremberg - May 26th, 1828

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May 26, 2022

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On this day in 1828, a teenage boy with a mysterious past appeared alone in the public square of what is now Nuremberg, Germany.

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May 26, 2022

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Feral teenager Kaspar Hauser is found wandering the streets of Nuremberg - May 26th, 1828

Feral teenager Kaspar Hauser is found wandering the streets of Nuremberg - May 26th, 1828

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