A fellow officer said his body was a collander upon seeing him at a bath

34 wounds in total, and lived to 80

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Dude straight up was not having a good time at Neuberg.

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The look in the picture was his reply to his fellow officer at the bath

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Apart from everything else, that’s quite the immune system.

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Right? Late 18th / early 19th century surgery was almost more dangerous than the wounds.

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Can’t get infected when you have wine flowing in your veins πŸ‘Œ

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Modern normie: β€œI’m a real badass, because I have tattoos.”

Oudinot’s ghost: β€œYou people are simply adorable.”

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He could probably predict the weather a month in advance

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