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Modern historians suspect Alexander the Great didn't just die of a fever, but suffered a horrific, accidental fate. What?

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Modern historians suspect Alexander the Great didn't just die of a fever, but suffered a horrific, accidental fate. What?

Modern historians suspect Alexander the Great didn't just die of a fever, but suffered a horrific, accidental fate. What?
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