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What did Harriet Tubman suffer from after a traumatic head wound in her childhood?

  • Blindness

  • Hypersomnia

  • Amnesia

  • Paralysis

Answer

Early in life, Harriet Tubman suffered a traumatic head wound when an irate overseer threw a heavy metal weight, intending to hit another slave, but hit her instead. The injury caused dizziness, pain, and spells of hypersomnia, which occurred throughout her life.
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