It seems that the famous artist Vincent Van Gogh did not cut off his ear. He lost it in a fight with his fellow artist Paul Gauguin. Although this is only a theory raised by art historians Hans Kaufmann and Rita Wildegans, but it seems to be backed up by original police investigation documents.
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