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Machal Lalung was sent to a state-run insane asylum in India 54 years ago. But doctors there recently made an amazing discovery. Lalung isn't nuts. His odd behavior was actually epilepsy. Human rights activists say it is common for people in India to be branded as insane and locked up for months or even years, but Lalung's case still stunned them. Lalung was freed, only to find most of his relatives had died. He lives with his late sister's son.
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