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Missing body parts of famous people

Remember that goofy uncle of yours who always tried to impress you by "stealing your nose" or pulling the ol' separating-his-thumb-from-his-hand move? Well, those parlor tricks are nothing compared to the appendage stunts pulled by these 10 famous people.

John Wilkes Booth's neck bones

Einstein's brain

"Stonewall" Jackson's arm

Saint Francis Xavier's hand

Napoleon's bits and pieces

Oliver Cromwell's head

Read entire article at CNN