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Dark History
The History of the Lunatic Asylum
In the late 1800s, New York's Heart Island was used as a dumping ground for unclaimed bodies. People with conditions like schizophrenia and manic depression would be sent there. In the end, Heart Island reported no cures or success stories within their asylums.
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