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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Sebastianlim on 2025-06-19 06:50:01+00:00.

Original Title: TIL about John Doe No. 24, an black teen who was found wandering the streets in 1945. As he was deaf, and seemingly incapable of otherwise communicating, police were unable to identify him, and sent him various mental institutions until his death in 1993.