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Mussolini's Brain for Sale on eBay?

by Amar Toor on November 23, 2009 at 08:37 AM

Because the world will never be able to get enough of Benito Mussolini, some compassionate individual has done all of humanity a favor and put the Italian dictator's brain for auction on eBay.

The Telegraph reports that Alessandra Mussolini, the granddaughter of the man who led Italy into World War II, is furious about reports that her grandfather's brain had been stolen and put up for auction, along with vials of his blood. The asking price was originally 15,000 Euros (about $22,000), but eBay, which outlaws the selling of body parts, took down the post before anyone could place a bid. Ms. Mussolini, herself a right-wing politician in Italy (and former showgirl), is not satisfied, claiming that "This is very serious, these are the kinds of things we have to guard against." The Policlinico Hospital, however, which housed Mussolini's remains after his assassination, maintains that all samples were destroyed over 60 years ago.

This smells like a hoax to us, and probably a lame attempt at fomenting a controversy that doesn't exist. In a country where stuff like this has become the political norm, though, we're not even sure a story about dictatorial organ harvesting will elicit more than a yawn from the Italian public. [From: The Telegraph]

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