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Witness History - The Soviet scientist who made two-headed dogs - BBC Sounds
Witness History - The Soviet scientist who made two-headed dogs - BBC Sounds
The Soviet scientist who made two-headed dogsThe Soviet scientist who made two-headed dogs
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Soviet scientist Vladimir Demikhov shocked the world with his two-headed dog experiments
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